Bobby Riggs

I don't want to be the guy who sits on a front porch with a mint julep in his hand and rocks his life away. ”

All my life, everything has been a contest. ”

When I don't enjoy it anymore, I'll stop. But I think as long as people want me to be where the action is, I'll be there. I just love to play tennis. ”

I never had any initiative or drive to be a success in business. ”

Senior tennis is like the younger game in slow motion. It is much more of a backcourt game. The player who had a big game in his prime finds it harder to play that same game as a senior. But any senior who could lob well when he was young can still hit a good lob. ”

This Martina Navratilova is a real champion, but with the proper training, I can make miracles happen. ”

Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time. ”

If you're betting all the time, everything is just another bet. You don't even think about the money after you've made the arrangements. You're used to it. ”

Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies. ”