162 Quotes by Billie Jean King

Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.

It's your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down

People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?

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.

I'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.

In 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?

Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room.

Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.