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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Area Business Cents Dollar Finance Getting Got Now Women

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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

Topics: Bad Between Everything Five Good Haul Long Long Haul Now Through Us Very Years

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Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Because Crazy Drives Gone Her Open Out People Rather She Want Who

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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

Topics: Better Home Huge Least Lot Men Ratings Sponsorship States Still Survive Tennis Than Turnover United United States Women

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

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Choice Come Equals Money No Question Opportunity Power Question Where You

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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

Topics: Business Fortune Say Sports Successful Surveys Take Them Were Woman Women Young Young Woman

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At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Important Keep Keep Moving Moving Want You

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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: Care Even Game Hard Main Main Thing Only Playing Thing Very You

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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.

~Billie Jean King

Topics: First Get King Law Much Never Recognition Tell Then Too Too Much Want Will You

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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

Topics: Because Girl Golf Got League Life Little Little League Me No Life Past Realized Scared Slow Sports Swim Team Team Sports Tennis Thought Too Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: November 22nd, 1943

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