Words matter. These are the best Bobby Riggs Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m out to prove that a guy 55 years old, with one foot in the grave, can play with the best woman in the world and maybe beat her. It’ll be a big boost for men’s superiority.
Women play about twenty-five percent as good as men, so they should get about twenty-five percent of the money men get.
I’m like a fire hose when the alarm goes off in a battle against a woman. Don’t ever count me out.
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’ve played this game from 12-under to the over-70s. So when they say tennis is a game from the cradle to the grave, you truly have it right.
It’s no disgrace to play against the world’s champions and lose by one service break in the last two sets.
Ali reversed the decision in a second fight with Joe Frazier. That’s what would happen if I played Billie Jean again.
The proudest thing I have ever done was to win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
If I can’t play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can’t play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.
Women who can, do. Those who can’t become feminists.
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.
Billie Jean just caught me on a bad day.
This Martina Navratilova is a real champion, but with the proper training, I can make miracles happen.
Billie and I did wonders for women’s tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.
I have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.
Evel Knievel bet me $25,000 I couldn’t ride a motorcycle 650 miles from Las Vegas to Twin Falls, Idaho.
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.
I once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.
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.
My biggest problem is overconfidence.
I couldn’t care less about clothes or cars.
Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies.
I’ve got to have a bet going in order to play my best.
All my life, everything has been a contest.
I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.
The best way to handle women is to keep them pregnant and barefoot.
If I am to be a chauvinist pig, I want to be the number one pig.
The man is king. The man is supreme.
The second-worst thing in the world is betting on a golf game and losing. The worst is not betting at all.
I never quit hustling.
To be a winner, you’ve got to be an appraiser. You’ve got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.
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.
People said I was tanking, but Billie Jean beat me fair and square.
I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.
I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn’t impressed.
I am the finest defensive player in the game.
Women belong in the bedroom and the kitchen, in that order.
I know beating a woman isn’t like winning seven gold medals. But how many old guys are there in the world? You think they can relate to Mark Spitz? They relate to me, Bobby Riggs.
My philosophy is to make an offer that the other guy can’t refuse, because he thinks there’s no way he can’t win.
