Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.
Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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.
Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.