Bobby Riggs

“Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.”

“I like women. I like them so much, I think every man should own two.”

“Women's tennis? I think it stinks. They hit the ball back and forth, have a lot of nice volleys, and you can see some pretty legs. But it's night and day compared to men's tennis.”

“Women belong in the bedroom and the kitchen, in that order.”

“No. 1, women should be in the bedroom. No. 2, get to the kitchen. No. 3, support the man, support the king.”

“Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.”

“I am the finest defensive player in the game.”

“Evel Knievel bet me $25,000 I couldn't ride a motorcycle 650 miles from Las Vegas to Twin Falls, Idaho.”

“People said I was tanking, but Billie Jean beat me fair and square.”

“All my life, everything has been a contest.”

“Women play about twenty-five percent as good as men, so they should get about twenty-five percent of the money men get.”

“When I don't enjoy it anymore, I'll stop. But I think as long as people want me to be where the action is, I'll be there. I just love to play tennis.”

“That's the trouble with the women's game. Those women think they're men, and they go off hitting all over the place. They'd be better off if they'd played like women.”

“The man is king. The man is supreme.”

“I always rise to the occasion for that big bet.”

“I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.”

“Women who can, do. Those who can't become feminists.”

“Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.”

“I never quit hustling.”

“I never had any initiative or drive to be a success in business.”