When I was outed, it was like, That's done.
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It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you're a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.Billie Jean King
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
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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.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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