Billie Jean King

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#could #credit #credit card #father #get

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#acceptable #active #athletes #females #had

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. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#exchange #how #just #look #many

When I was outed, it was like, That's done. ↗

— Billie Jean King

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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. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#character #feels #know #life #like

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#keep #keep moving #moving #want #you

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. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#because #change #day #ever #i

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#best #each #events #i #i always

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#help #i #i always #make #team

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. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#bisexual #everyone #gay #guarantee #i