All In Quotes

“Men and boys will accept you more easily when you excel at something they value.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“The difference between a champion and the rest of the field is having the ability to lift your game when you're under the greatest pressure.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“People often ask me if I'm jealous that later generations have earned more or had it easier than we did and I always say, not on your life! My reward has been watching women athletes who are freer now to concentrate on optimum performance, rather than worrying about making a living or creating places to play.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“Why would anyone set arbitrary limits on another human being? Why were we being treated as unreasonable for asking reasonable questions? Why were we constantly told, you can't do this, don't do that, temper your ambition, lower your voice, stay in your place, act less confident than you are, do as you're told. Why weren't a female striving in individual differences seen as life enriching, a source of pride, rather than a problem. If I felt that way, I wondered how the people of color around me felt.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“And if you can see it, you can be it.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“Clyde, can you make me a champion?

No, Billie Jean. But with hard work, you can.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“No matter how old you are when a parent dies, it's like losing an anchor that kept you safely moored.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“I love Billie Jean. I've never stopped loving her and that translates not into possession, but in trying to do whatever makes her the happiest. Most people look at love as an ability to possess people. I look at it as sharing with them, loving them, and wanting the best for them. I love Billie Jean and I'll always love Billie Jean. That doesn't mean that she might not be happier because of her capacity and needs for attention with some other person.. It's not about owning her, or possessing her time necessarily. - Larry King”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography

“Chrissie and Martina were the first generation of women tennis pros to who lived out the dreams my generation had about what the modern female athlete could be.”
― Billie Jean King, All In: An Autobiography