"If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that." ― Billie Jean King Topic(s): Respect More From Billie Jean King "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!" "Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life." "I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team." More In Respect "My object will be, first, to show by what connections the history of the fossil bones of land animals is linked to the theory of the earth and why they have a particular importance in this respect."― Georges Cuvier "The beautiful thing about my intelligence is that it doesn’t really come in one specific department. So even if something hasn’t happened to me, I have information on how to get you through whatever you may be going through."― Tyrese Gibson "Judi Dench and Ian McKellen taught me how to work hard and respect the theatre."― Francesca Annis