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    A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.

    Time | Fall | Athletic


    When I was outed, it was like, That's done.


    Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.

    Crazy | Open | Gone


    I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.

    Life | Money | Great


    I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

    Love | Today | Player


    I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.

    Team | Tennis | Teams


    I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.

    Time | Hope | Impossible


    If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

    Respect | Partner | Private


    I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

    Chance | Risks


    I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

    Life | Lesson | Knew


    In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.

    Father | Woman | Husband


    At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

    Moving


    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.

    Work | Culture | Unique


    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.

    Nobody | Coming | Number


    Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

    Losing | Victory | Forever


    That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.

    Money | Power | Choice


    I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.

    Love | Business | Sports


    I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.

    Best | Women | Men


    Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.

    Ready | Therapist | Means


    In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.

    Business | Women | Finance


       

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