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 2 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. - Billie Jean King 6 Share Now -
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. - Billie Jean King 7 Share Now -
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 8 Share Now -
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity. - Billie Jean King 10 Share Now -
