Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Kingis an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women's doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the United States'...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 November 1943
CityLong Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.
It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.
They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique.
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team. I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can't just have what they call a lesson today every week.
You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
Don't worry about what people say.
I think it's really important to have portion control. I don't believe in losing weight quickly.
It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness.