Top 51 Quotes by Billie Jean King

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.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

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

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!

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 like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

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.

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.

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.