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Billie Jean King

"I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour."

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"I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour."

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"Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport."
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"When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!"
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"It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences."
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"I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life."
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"Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis."
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"Sports are a microcosm of society."
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"I wanted to use sports for social change."
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"I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it."
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"I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself."
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"The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men."
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