Top 51 Quotes by Billie Jean King

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.

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.

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

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

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

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

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.