Top 51 Quotes by Billie Jean King

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

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.

I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.

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.

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

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.

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.

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.

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