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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Celebrate Celebrating Differences First Important Just Need Our Really Start Then

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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

Topics: Allowed Because Change Day Ever Knew Old Photo Since Skirt Sport Tennis Wanted Wearing Years

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I wanted to use sports for social change.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Change Social Social Change Sports Use Wanted

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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.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Athletic Beginning Finally Get Girl Infancy Passage Scholarships Sports Started States Still Title United United States Women

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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Entrepreneurial Like People Risks Take Who

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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

Topics: Card Could Credit Credit Card Father Get Her Husband Male Off Signing Without Woman

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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

~Billie Jean King

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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Had Love Personality Player Right Today Would

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It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Explain Fun Meet People Throughout Who World You Yourself

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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

Topics: Big Big Part Boy Companies Get Lot Men Money More Network Old Opportunity Part Still

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: November 22nd, 1943

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