Bobby Riggs

Athlete

1918-02-25 – 1995-10-25

Bobby Riggs was an American tennis champion who won major singles titles in the 1930s and later became widely known for the 1973 'Battle of the Sexes' match against Billie Jean King.

Books by Bobby Riggs

Court hustler
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Quotes by Bobby Riggs

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.
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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.
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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.
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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 she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.
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I like to bet on as close to a sure thing as you can find.
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Women play about twenty-five percent as good as men, so they should get about twenty-five percent of the money men get.
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I have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.
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