Billie Jean King

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. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#home #huge #least #lot #men

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#boy #companies #get #lot #men

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#obsessed #who #world

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#come #equals #money #opportunity #power

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#golf #got #i #into #league

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#come #culture #depends #each #earth

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#forever #losing #victory

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#fortune #say #sports #successful #surveys

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! ↗

— Billie Jean King

#athletes #dates #easily #getting #just

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