Bobby Riggs

An old ham like me needs to be on stage.

— Bobby Riggs

All my life, everything has been a contest.

— Bobby Riggs

I couldn't care less about clothes or cars.

— Bobby Riggs

I like to be at the top of the ratings.

— Bobby Riggs

The man is king. The man is supreme.

— Bobby Riggs

I'm always ready to play for money.

— Bobby Riggs

Never underestimate opponents.

— Bobby Riggs

I am the greatest money player in history.

— Bobby Riggs

We want to keep the actual Civil War experience alive.

— Bobby Riggs

I am the finest defensive player in the game.

— Bobby Riggs

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

— Bobby Riggs

I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.

— Bobby Riggs

I always rise to the occasion for that big bet.

— Bobby Riggs

Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies.

— Bobby Riggs

I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.

— Bobby Riggs

I like women. I like them so much, I think every man should own two.

— Bobby Riggs

The second-worst thing in the world is betting on a golf game and losing. The worst is not betting at all.

— Bobby Riggs

That's the trouble with the women's game. Those women think they're men, and they go off hitting all over the place. They'd…

— Bobby Riggs

I consider myself just a lovable old man who just loves women. I've reversed 100 percent.

— Bobby Riggs

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…

— Bobby Riggs

It's no disgrace to play against the world's champions and lose by one service break in the last two sets.

— Bobby Riggs

If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money,…

— 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…

— Bobby Riggs

I'm a woman specialist now. I'm going around the world to challenge all the woman champions. England, France, Czechoslovakia, everywhere.

— Bobby Riggs

Senior tennis is like the younger game in slow motion. It is much more of a backcourt game. The player who had…

— Bobby Riggs

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…

— Bobby Riggs

Women's tennis? I think it stinks. They hit the ball back and forth, have a lot of nice volleys, and you can…

— Bobby Riggs

I said a lot of things about which I was wrong. Now I have to sit back and take what's coming, and…

— Bobby Riggs

I know beating a woman isn't like winning seven gold medals. But how many old guys are there in the world? You…

— Bobby Riggs

No woman ever lived who could compete with a man on an equal basis - even a 55-year-old man. There's a lot…

— Bobby Riggs

To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure.…

— Bobby Riggs

My biggest problem is overconfidence.

— Bobby Riggs

I never quit hustling.

— Bobby Riggs

The bigger the bet, the better I played.

— Bobby Riggs

Billie Jean just caught me on a bad day.

— Bobby Riggs

People said I was tanking, but Billie Jean beat me fair and square.

— Bobby Riggs

Women who can, do. Those who can't become feminists.

— Bobby Riggs

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

— Bobby Riggs

I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn't impressed.

— Bobby Riggs

The best way to handle women is to keep them pregnant and barefoot.

— Bobby Riggs