Billie Jean King - People Quotes

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I want people to be champions in life. Look, some people are very highly skilled in athletics, but that doesn't mean they are good people. I don't have interest in them. I'm 66; I don't have time for that.

Billie Jean King

I've been saying since the beginning of the 21st century that this is the century of women. People are finally understanding that until you bring women out of poverty, until you stop discounting them, and treating them like slaves — that's the word they use in the book — humanity can't move forward.

Billie Jean King

The more I had won that year, the less it meant... and the more tired and sad I became. And the more I won, the more people wanted a part of me. 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.

Billie Jean King

People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?

Billie Jean King