Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Sports are a microcosm of society. "

Billie Jean King

Related Quotes:

" 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. "

Billie Jean King

" It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional. "

Billie Jean King

" No one changes the world who isn't obsessed. "

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

" Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life. "

Billie Jean King

" 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. "

Billie Jean King

" Champions keep playing until they get it right. "

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

" I wanted to use sports for social change. "

Billie Jean King

" In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it. "

Billie Jean King

" 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. "

Billie Jean King

" I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks. "

Billie Jean King

" It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to. "

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

" 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. "

Billie Jean King

" Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever. "

Billie Jean King

" They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique. "

Billie Jean King

" 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. "

Billie Jean King

" Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. "

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

" In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports. "

Billie Jean King