Top 51 Quotes by Billie Jean King

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.

When I was outed, it was like, That's done.

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

A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.

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.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

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

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

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.

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