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Billie Jean King

"Sports are a microcosm of society."

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"Sports are a microcosm of society."

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"More than anything else, we need in this society the opportunity for people to tell us what they think without being told that they're either dumb, or stupid, or uninformed."

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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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"Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life."
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"I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side."
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"If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that."
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"Champions keep playing until they get it right."
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"It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional."
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"I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me."
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"I wanted to use sports for social change."
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"I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport."
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