Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.
Billie Jean KingThe main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
Billie Jean KingLove, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
Billie Jean KingEach point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
Billie Jean KingI've never cared that much for cementing my place in history. Sports is so transitory, so ephemeral. It just seems like so much nonsense comparing me to Helen Wills Moody or Suzanne Lenglen or anybody else from some other time. One lesson you learn from sports is that life goes on without you.
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