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1. "Be bold if you are going to make an error make a doozy." ~ Billie Jean King
2. "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
3. "I wanted to use sports for social change." ~ Billie Jean King
4. "When I was outed, it was like, That's done." ~ Billie Jean King
5. "I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me." ~ Billie Jean King
6. "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." ~ Billie Jean King
7. "Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready." ~ Billie Jean King
8. "At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important." ~ Billie Jean King
9. "I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team." ~ Billie Jean King
10. "Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball." ~ Billie Jean King
11. "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
12. "Champions keep playing until they get it right." ~ Billie Jean King
13. "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
14. "A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning." ~ Billie Jean King
15. "Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity." ~ Billie Jean King
16. "I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks." ~ Billie Jean King
17. "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
18. "I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion." ~ Billie Jean King
19. "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
20. "Sports are a microcosm of society." ~ Billie Jean King
21. "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." ~ Billie Jean King

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