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 KingI have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.
Billie Jean KingPeople 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