I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms. Billie Jean King
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul. Billie Jean King
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
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. Billie Jean King
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
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
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
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
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
It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to. Billie Jean King
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time. Billie Jean King
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. Billie Jean King
I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself. Billie Jean King