Sports Are A Microcosm Of Society. It

Ask Nureyev To Stop Dancing, Ask Sinatra To Stop Singing, Then You Can Ask Me To Stop Playing.

In 1973, A Woman Could Not Get A Credit Card Without Her Husband Or Father Or A Male Signing Off On It.

No One Changes The World Who Isn't Obsessed.

I've Never Cared That Much For Cementing My Place In History. Sports Is So Transitory, So Ephemeral. It Just Seems Like So Much Nonsense Comparing Me To Helen Wills Moody Or Suzanne Lenglen Or Anybody Else From Some Other Time. One Lesson You Learn From Sports Is That Life Goes On Without You.

It's Really Impossible For Athletes To Grow Up. On The One Hand, You're Still A Child, Still Playing A Game. But On The Other Hand, You're A Superhuman Hero That Everyone Dreams Of Being. No Wonder We Have Such A Hard Time Understanding Who We Are.