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"Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships."
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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!"
"It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences."
"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."
"I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself."
"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."
"Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody."
"I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually."
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