In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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.
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
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!
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.
Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
Sangat tidak mungkin bagi atlet untuk tumbuh dewasa. Di satu sisi, Anda masih anak-anak, masih bermain game. Namun di sisi lain, Anda adalah pahlawan super yang diimpikan semua orang. Tidak heran jika kita mengalami kesulitan untuk memahami siapa kita.