--- title: "11 Title Ix Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Title Ix quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Title Ix sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/birch-bayh-26503_discriminate_it-s-unfortunate-title-ix-is-rather-simp_1333068.png" --- > [It's unfortunate. Title IX is rather simple: don't discriminate on the basis of sex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/birch-bayh/it-s-unfortunate-title-ix-is-rather-simple-don-t-discriminate-on-the/) [Birch Bayh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/birch-bayh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/birch-bayh-26503_discriminate_it-s-unfortunate-title-ix-is-rather-simp_1333068.png) > [It wasn't popular for college athletics to embrace Title IX.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grant-hill/it-wasn-t-popular-for-college-athletics-to-embrace-title-ix/) [Grant Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grant-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d6/grant-hill-22956_athletics_it-wasn-t-popular-for-college-athletics_1814235.jpg) > [Growing up in the time of Title IX - it was passed when I was 10 - I got a front-row seat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-joyner-kersee/growing-up-in-the-time-of-title-ix-it-was-passed-when-i-was-10-i-got/) [Jackie Joyner-Kersee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-joyner-kersee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/jackie-joyner-kersee-10215_course_growing-up-in-the-time-of-title-ix-it-wa_3037804.png) > [Title IX is important. Women have made incredible gains in athletics, but does Brittney Griner have a chance in the post against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-evans/title-ix-is-important-women-have-made-incredible-gains-in-athletics/) [Sean Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/sean-evans-5993_athletics_title-ix-is-important-women-have-made-in_351119.jpg) > [As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-swoopes/as-a-result-of-title-ix-and-a-new-generation-of-parents-who-want/) [Sheryl Swoopes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-swoopes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/sheryl-swoopes-16087_daughter_as-a-result-of-title-ix-and-a-new-genera_1596405.jpg) > [I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-have-a-web-site-that-parents-and-girls-can-use-to-learn-about-title/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/geena-davis-2583_action_i-have-a-web-site-that-parents-and-girls_1742493.jpg) > [Title IX came along and changed a lot of things for the better, but nevertheless, it meant that money became more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-jenkins/title-ix-came-along-and-changed-a-lot-of-things-for-the-better-but/) [Dan Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-jenkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/dan-jenkins-3942_along_title-ix-came-along-and-changed-a-lot-of_1717419.png) > [And Title IX coming along there. I don't think Evan would have done any different than I did. I was fortunate to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/birch-bayh/and-title-ix-coming-along-there-i-don-t-think-evan-would-have-done/) [Birch Bayh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/birch-bayh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/birch-bayh-26503_done_and-title-ix-coming-along-there-i-don-t_976862.png) > [Title IX is huge for sports but also its helped move our nation to a place where we can accept women in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-moore/title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its-helped-move-our-nation-to-a/) [Maya Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/maya-moore-5174_accepting_title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its_73123.jpg) > [I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-simmons/i-was-a-single-mom-by-choice-at-37-and-if-my-love-life-hadn-t-quite/) [Rachel Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/rachel-simmons-4183_amazing_i-was-a-single-mom-by-choice-at-37-and-i_268209.jpg) > [Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serena-williams/will-i-have-to-explain-to-my-daughter-that-her-brother-is-gonna-make/) [Serena Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serena-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30b/serena-williams-1589_boys_will-i-have-to-explain-to-my-daughter-th_608301.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/title-ix/#itemlist", "name": "Title Ix Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's unfortunate. 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We had a female run for president in Hillary Clinton.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Moore" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-moore/title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its-helped-move-our-nation-to-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/maya-moore-5174_accepting_title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its_73123.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/maya-moore-5174_accepting_title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its_73123.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/maya-moore-5174_accepting_title-ix-is-huge-for-sports-but-also-its_73123.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Title IX is huge for sports but also its helped move our nation to a place where we can accept women in the…” — Maya Moore", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a single mom by choice at 37, and if my love life hadn't quite panned out, most everything else had. 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