Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.
Billie Jean KingSports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
Billie Jean KingIn 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 KingMartina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
Billie Jean KingIn the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two.... That's why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won't be anybody's number one, and it's that same old thing: if you're not number one, then what does it really matter?
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