A biography for Billie Jean Kinghasn’t been written yet.
“Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.”
“I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.”
“At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.”
“When I was outed, it was like, That's done.”
“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.”
“Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.”
“That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.”
“It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.”
“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.”
“Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.”
“I wanted to use sports for social change.”
“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.”