People said I was tanking, but Billie Jean beat me fair and square.
I have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.
No woman ever lived who could compete with a man on an equal basis - even a 55-year-old man. There's a lot of talk about Women's Lib. They feel they're worth as much as the guys, but they can't play a lick if they can't beat a 55-year-old guy.
I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.
I consider myself just a lovable old man who just loves women. I've reversed 100 percent.
This Martina Navratilova is a real champion, but with the proper training, I can make miracles happen.
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.
Never underestimate opponents.
The best poker game is seven-card stud, high-low splits. I mean, it's the best if you don't have to declare high or low, and can win it all with a low straight.
I like to be at the top of the ratings.
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.
Women's tennis? I think it stinks. They hit the ball back and forth, have a lot of nice volleys, and you can see some pretty legs. But it's night and day compared to men's tennis.
I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.
I once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.
Women play about twenty-five percent as good as men, so they should get about twenty-five percent of the money men get.
I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn't impressed.
