0:00:01.716,0:00:04.006 Billy Jean King: Hi Everyone! 0:00:04.006,0:00:06.570 (Applause) 0:00:06.570,0:00:07.592 Thanks, Pat. 0:00:07.592,0:00:09.132 Thank you! 0:00:11.920,0:00:13.791 Getting me all wound up, now! 0:00:13.791,0:00:14.787 (Laughter) 0:00:14.787,0:00:16.113 Pat Mitchell: Good! 0:00:16.931,0:00:20.637 You know, when I was watching[br]the video again of the match, 0:00:21.047,0:00:24.994 you must have felt like the fate[br]of the world's women 0:00:25.372,0:00:27.880 was on every stroke [br]you took in that. 0:00:28.513,0:00:30.298 Were you feeling that? 0:00:30.875,0:00:32.465 BJK: First of all, Bobby Riggs -- 0:00:32.465,0:00:36.178 he was the former number one player,[br]he wasn't just some hacker, by the way -- 0:00:36.178,0:00:39.025 he was one of my heroes and I admired him, 0:00:39.803,0:00:41.859 and that's the reason [br]I beat him, actually, 0:00:41.859,0:00:43.302 it' because I respected him. 0:00:43.302,0:00:44.311 (Laughter) 0:00:44.311,0:00:47.067 It's true, my Mom and Dad, [br]especially my dad, always said: 0:00:47.067,0:00:50.186 "Respect your opponent[br]and never underestimate them, ever." 0:00:50.186,0:00:52.806 and he was correct--[br]he was absolutely correct. 0:00:53.567,0:00:56.137 But I knew it was about social change, 0:00:57.231,0:01:00.491 and I was really nervous about[br]whenever we announced it, 0:01:00.645,0:01:03.502 and I felt like the whole world[br]was on my shoulders, 0:01:03.502,0:01:08.708 and I thought, "If I lose it's going[br]to put women back 50 years at least." 0:01:09.189,0:01:13.090 Title IX had just been passed[br]the year before, June 23, 1972, 0:01:14.181,0:01:16.120 and women's professional tennis -- 0:01:16.759,0:01:19.870 there were nine of us who signed[br]a one dollar contract in 1970 -- 0:01:20.149,0:01:22.540 now remember the match is in '73,[br] 0:01:22.860,0:01:25.860 so we were only in our[br]third year of having a tour 0:01:25.860,0:01:29.633 where we could actually play, have a place[br]to compete, and make a living. 0:01:30.063,0:01:33.137 So there were nine of us that signed[br]that one dollar contract, 0:01:33.151,0:01:37.449 and our dream was for any girl,[br]born any place in the world -- 0:01:37.935,0:01:40.001 if she was good enough -- 0:01:40.001,0:01:43.883 there would be a place for her to compete[br]and for us to make a living. 0:01:43.883,0:01:47.642 Because before 1968, [br]we made 14 dollars a day, 0:01:47.642,0:01:50.115 and we were under [br]the control of organizations, 0:01:50.115,0:01:52.268 so we really wanted [br]to break away from that. 0:01:52.268,0:01:55.025 But we knew it wasn't really about [br]our generation so much, 0:01:55.025,0:01:57.125 we knew it was about [br]the future generations. 0:01:57.125,0:02:00.082 We do stand on the shoulders[br]of the people that came before us, 0:02:00.082,0:02:01.427 there is no question, 0:02:01.427,0:02:04.522 but every generation [br]has the chance to make it better. 0:02:04.522,0:02:06.981 That was really on my mind, 0:02:06.981,0:02:10.350 I really wanted to start matching the[br]hearts and minds to Title IX. 0:02:10.350,0:02:12.485 Title IX, in case anybody doesn't know -- 0:02:12.485,0:02:14.773 which a lot of people don't[br]probably know, but -- 0:02:14.773,0:02:18.619 any federal funds given given to[br]a high school, college or university, 0:02:18.619,0:02:20.757 either public or private, 0:02:20.757,0:02:25.462 had to finally give equal monies[br]to boys and girls. 0:02:26.132,0:02:27.822 And that changed everything. 0:02:27.822,0:02:29.781 (Applause) 0:02:29.881,0:02:32.056 So you can have a law, 0:02:32.056,0:02:35.015 but it's changing the hearts[br]and minds to match up with it. 0:02:35.015,0:02:37.584 That's when it really rocks, totally. 0:02:37.955,0:02:39.206 So that was on my mind, 0:02:39.206,0:02:41.740 I wanted to start that change[br]in the hearts and minds. 0:02:42.228,0:02:45.343 But two things came out of that match. 0:02:45.343,0:02:48.315 For women: self-confidence,[br]empowerment, 0:02:48.464,0:02:50.892 they actually had enough nerve[br]to ask for a raise. 0:02:51.612,0:02:55.235 Some women have waited 10, [br]15 years to ask, 0:02:55.838,0:02:57.855 I said, "more importantly,[br]did you get it?" 0:02:57.855,0:02:58.860 (Laughter) 0:02:58.860,0:02:59.869 And they did! 0:03:00.015,0:03:02.012 And for the men, 0:03:02.897,0:03:05.270 a lot of the men today don't realize it, 0:03:05.270,0:03:09.886 but if you're in your 50's, 60's[br]or whatever, late 40's, 0:03:10.536,0:03:13.584 you're the first generation of men[br]of the Women's Movement -- 0:03:14.111,0:03:15.516 whether you like it or not! 0:03:15.516,0:03:18.550 (Laughter) 0:03:18.550,0:03:19.583 (Applause) 0:03:19.583,0:03:20.734 And for the men -- 0:03:20.734,0:03:23.081 what happened for the men,[br]they'd come up to me -- 0:03:23.461,0:03:26.855 and most of the time, the men are the[br]ones who have tears in their eyes, 0:03:26.855,0:03:28.086 it's very interesting -- 0:03:28.086,0:03:31.062 they go, "Billie, I was very young[br]when I saw that match, 0:03:31.874,0:03:33.620 and now I have a daughter, 0:03:35.280,0:03:38.280 and I'm so happy I saw that[br]as a young man. 0:03:38.840,0:03:42.137 And one of those young men, [br]at 12 years old, was President Obama, 0:03:43.001,0:03:46.059 and he actually told me that[br]when I met him, he said: 0:03:46.059,0:03:49.110 "You don't realize it,[br]but I saw that match at 12, 0:03:49.110,0:03:52.817 and now I have two daughters and it has[br]made a difference in how I raise them." 0:03:53.685,0:03:57.704 So both men and women got a lot[br]out of it but, different things. 0:03:58.483,0:04:00.199 PM: And now there are generations -- 0:04:00.199,0:04:01.911 at least one or two -- 0:04:01.911,0:04:03.637 who have experienced the equality 0:04:04.520,0:04:08.990 that Title IX and other fights[br]along the way made possible. 0:04:09.187,0:04:13.251 And for women, there are generations[br]who have also experienced team work, 0:04:14.016,0:04:17.736 they got to play team sports[br]in a way they hadn't before. 0:04:18.312,0:04:22.956 So you had a legacy already built[br]in terms of being an athlete, 0:04:23.670,0:04:28.722 a legacy of the work you did to lobby[br]for equal pay for women athletes, 0:04:28.722,0:04:30.804 and the Women's Sports Foundation. 0:04:31.407,0:04:34.401 What now are you looking to accomplish 0:04:34.403,0:04:37.050 with The Billie Jean King [br]Leadership Initiative? 0:04:37.630,0:04:40.528 BJK: I think it goes back [br]to an epiphany I had at 12. 0:04:40.528,0:04:43.500 At 11 I wanted to be the number one[br]tennis player in the world, 0:04:43.500,0:04:46.568 and a friend had asked me to play[br]and I said, "What's that?"-- 0:04:47.032,0:04:50.597 tennis was not in my family,[br]basketball was, other sports. 0:04:50.597,0:04:52.653 Fast forward to 12 years old, 0:04:52.720,0:04:54.144 (Laughter) 0:04:54.144,0:04:57.615 and I'm finally starting to play in[br]tournaments where you get a ranking -- 0:04:57.615,0:05:00.089 you know, at the end of the year[br]you get something -- 0:05:00.089,0:05:03.519 so I was day-dreaming[br]at the Los Angeles Tennis Club, 0:05:03.519,0:05:06.534 and I started thinking about[br]my sport and how tiny it was, 0:05:06.534,0:05:11.251 but also that everybody who played[br]wore white shoes, white clothes, 0:05:11.483,0:05:14.509 played with white balls,[br]everybody who played was white, 0:05:15.082,0:05:19.842 and I said to myself at 12 years old,[br]"Where is everyone else?" 0:05:22.466,0:05:25.229 And that just kept sticking in my brain. 0:05:25.740,0:05:27.540 And that moment I promised myself 0:05:27.540,0:05:29.588 I'd fight for equal rights[br]and opportunities 0:05:29.588,0:05:32.961 for boys and girls, men and women,[br]the rest of my life, 0:05:33.216,0:05:37.628 and that tennis, if I was fortunate[br]enough to become number one -- 0:05:37.628,0:05:40.484 and I knew being a girl it would be[br]harder to have influence, 0:05:40.834,0:05:42.506 already at that age -- 0:05:42.838,0:05:48.445 that I had this platform[br]and tennis is global, 0:05:49.515,0:05:51.841 and I thought, "You know what? 0:05:52.292,0:05:55.203 I've been given an opportunity[br]that very few people have had." 0:05:55.203,0:05:58.345 Now, I didn't know if I was going [br]to make it, this was only 12, 0:05:58.345,0:05:59.454 I sure wanted it -- 0:05:59.454,0:06:01.539 but making it's a whole [br]other discussion -- 0:06:01.539,0:06:05.530 I just remember I promised myself[br]and I really try to keep my word. 0:06:06.443,0:06:10.088 That's who I truly am,[br]just fighting for people. 0:06:10.878,0:06:14.082 And unfortunately, [br]women have had less, 0:06:15.359,0:06:17.077 and we are considered less, 0:06:17.471,0:06:20.038 and so my attentions were[br]where they had to go, 0:06:20.038,0:06:21.825 I was just...you have to -- 0:06:21.825,0:06:24.105 And also learn to stick up for yourself,[br] 0:06:24.105,0:06:25.796 hear your own voice -- 0:06:25.796,0:06:28.873 you hear the same words keep[br]coming out all the time, 0:06:29.023,0:06:32.171 and I got really lucky because[br]I really had an education, 0:06:32.321,0:06:35.053 and I think if you can [br]see it you can be it, you know-- 0:06:35.053,0:06:37.280 if you can see it[br]you can be it. 0:06:37.280,0:06:40.756 If you look at Pat, you look at other[br]leaders, you look at these speakers, 0:06:40.756,0:06:41.664 look at yourself, 0:06:41.664,0:06:42.965 because everyone -- 0:06:42.965,0:06:44.240 everyone -- 0:06:44.541,0:06:46.491 can do something extraordinary. 0:06:46.491,0:06:48.001 Every single person. 0:06:48.094,0:06:51.578 PM: And your story, Billie, [br]has inspired so many women everywhere. 0:06:52.463,0:06:55.264 Now with the Billie King[br]Leadership Initiative, 0:06:55.264,0:06:57.528 you're taking on an even bigger cause. 0:06:57.528,0:07:01.391 Because one thing we hear a lot about[br]is women taking their voice, 0:07:01.391,0:07:04.944 working to find their way into[br]leadership positions, 0:07:04.944,0:07:07.908 but what you're talking about[br]is even bigger than that. 0:07:07.908,0:07:09.790 It's inclusive leadership. 0:07:10.651,0:07:14.097 And this is a generation that has grown up[br]thinking more inclusively -- 0:07:14.097,0:07:16.200 BJK: Isn't it great? [br]Look at the technology! 0:07:16.201,0:07:20.101 It's amazing how it connects us all![br]It's about connection! 0:07:20.659,0:07:23.700 It's simply amazing [br]what's possible because of it. 0:07:24.397,0:07:26.543 But the BIllie Jean King[br]Leadership Initiative 0:07:26.543,0:07:29.882 is really about the workforce mostly,[br]and trying to change it 0:07:29.882,0:07:34.183 so people can actually go to work[br]and be their authentic selves. 0:07:34.183,0:07:36.041 Because most of us have two jobs: 0:07:37.167,0:07:38.421 One, to fit in -- 0:07:38.421,0:07:40.271 I'll give you a perfect example -- 0:07:40.279,0:07:43.281 an African American woman[br]gets up an hour earlier to go to work, 0:07:43.281,0:07:45.044 straightens her hair in the bathroom, 0:07:45.044,0:07:48.126 goes to the bathroom probably[br]four, five or six times a day 0:07:48.126,0:07:51.127 to keep straightening her hair,[br]to keep making sure she fits in. 0:07:51.493,0:07:52.770 So she's working two jobs, 0:07:52.770,0:07:55.084 she's got this other job,[br]whatever that may be, 0:07:55.084,0:07:56.895 but she's also trying to fit in. 0:07:57.321,0:08:00.993 Or this poor man who kept his diploma --[br] 0:08:00.993,0:08:03.103 he went to University of Michigan -- 0:08:03.103,0:08:06.119 but he never would talk about[br]his poverty as a youngster, ever, 0:08:06.353,0:08:07.994 just would not mention it. 0:08:08.002,0:08:10.579 So he made sure they saw [br]he was well educated. 0:08:10.579,0:08:12.962 And then you see a gay guy[br]who has an NFL, 0:08:12.962,0:08:15.556 which means American Football[br]for all of you out there, 0:08:15.746,0:08:17.627 it's a big deal, it's very macho -- 0:08:17.630,0:08:19.635 and he talked about football all the time 0:08:19.635,0:08:20.635 because he's gay,[br] 0:08:20.635,0:08:22.333 and he didn't want anybody to know. 0:08:22.333,0:08:24.743 So it just goes on and on. 0:08:25.077,0:08:31.271 So my wish for everyone is to be able[br]to be their authentic selves 24/7, 0:08:31.271,0:08:32.840 that would be the ultimate. 0:08:33.195,0:08:36.021 And we catch ourselves, I mean,[br]I catch myself to this day, 0:08:36.300,0:08:38.026 even being gay I catch myself. 0:08:38.026,0:08:39.025 You know, like, 0:08:39.025,0:08:40.146 (Gasp) 0:08:40.984,0:08:43.914 a little uncomfortable,[br]a little surge in my gut, 0:08:43.914,0:08:46.476 feeling not totally [br]comfortable in my own skin. 0:08:48.775,0:08:50.609 So I think you have to ask yourself -- 0:08:51.213,0:08:54.398 I want people to be themselves,[br]whatever that is, just let it be. 0:08:54.626,0:08:58.266 PM: And the first research that the[br]Leadership Initiative did showed that -- 0:08:58.266,0:09:01.003 these examples that you just used, 0:09:01.476,0:09:05.725 that many of us have the problem[br]of being authentic. 0:09:06.212,0:09:09.927 But what you've just looked at[br]is this millennial generation, 0:09:10.461,0:09:13.735 who've benefitted from all these[br]equal opportunities -- 0:09:14.107,0:09:16.382 which may not be equal[br]but exists everywhere -- 0:09:16.382,0:09:18.061 BJK: First of all I'm really lucky. 0:09:18.061,0:09:21.765 Partnership with Teneo, [br]a strategic company that's amazing, 0:09:22.396,0:09:24.584 that's really the reason [br]I'm able to do this. 0:09:24.593,0:09:26.134 I've had two times in my life 0:09:26.134,0:09:28.779 where I've actually had men[br]really behind me with power, 0:09:28.779,0:09:32.063 and that was with the old days with[br]Philip Morris with Virginia Slims, 0:09:32.063,0:09:34.519 and this is the second time[br]in my entire life. 0:09:34.679,0:09:36.049 And then Deloitte -- 0:09:37.465,0:09:40.251 the one thing I wanted was data, facts -- 0:09:40.809,0:09:42.318 so Deloitte sent out a survey, 0:09:42.596,0:09:46.335 and we're around over 4,000 now, [br]people who have answered, 0:09:46.497,0:09:48.657 and we're continuing in the work place. 0:09:49.237,0:09:51.761 And what they feel, [br]what the millennials feel? 0:09:52.325,0:09:55.338 Well, they feel a lot,[br]but what they're so fantastic about is-- 0:09:55.344,0:09:58.978 you know, our generation was like,[br]"Oh we're going to get representation," 0:09:58.978,0:10:01.740 so if you walk into a room you see[br]everybody represented -- 0:10:01.740,0:10:04.190 that's not good enough anymore,[br]which is so good! 0:10:04.747,0:10:06.742 So the millennials are fantastic, 0:10:06.744,0:10:08.648 they want connection, engagement, 0:10:08.648,0:10:12.200 they just want you to tell us what [br]you're feeling, what you're thinking, 0:10:12.201,0:10:13.691 and get into the solution -- 0:10:13.691,0:10:14.981 they're problem solvers -- 0:10:14.987,0:10:17.847 and of course, you've got [br]the information at your fingertips 0:10:17.847,0:10:20.362 compared to when I was growing up. 0:10:20.362,0:10:23.128 PM: What did the research show you[br]about these millennials? 0:10:23.128,0:10:24.842 Are they going to make a difference? [br] 0:10:24.842,0:10:28.825 Are they going to create a world where [br]there is really an inclusive work force? 0:10:29.081,0:10:35.443 BJK: Well, in 2025, 75% of the global [br]workforce is going to be millennials. 0:10:36.251,0:10:38.601 So I think they are going [br]to help solve problems. 0:10:38.601,0:10:40.745 I think they have[br]the wherewithal to do it, 0:10:40.745,0:10:42.519 I know they care a lot, 0:10:42.519,0:10:46.606 they have big ideas and they[br]can make big things happen. 0:10:47.228,0:10:49.583 I want to stay in the now[br]with the young people, 0:10:49.583,0:10:51.285 I don't want to get behind. 0:10:53.067,0:10:55.058 (Laughter) 0:10:55.058,0:10:56.967 PM: I don't think there's any chance! 0:10:57.965,0:11:00.788 PM: But what you found out[br]in the research about millennials 0:11:00.984,0:11:05.372 is not really the experience that a lot[br]of people have with millennials. 0:11:05.628,0:11:07.346 BJK: No, well, if we want to talk --[br] 0:11:07.346,0:11:09.497 Okay, I've been doing[br]my little mini survey -- 0:11:09.497,0:11:12.353 I've been talking to the Boomers,[br]who are their bosses, 0:11:12.727,0:11:15.310 and I go, "What do you think [br]about the millennials? 0:11:15.310,0:11:17.307 I'm pretty excited,[br]like, it's good!" 0:11:18.026,0:11:19.637 and they get this face -- 0:11:19.637,0:11:21.900 (Laughter) 0:11:21.900,0:11:23.950 "Oh, you mean the 'Me Generation'?" 0:11:25.071,0:11:29.239 And I say, "Do you really think so?[br]I do think they care about environment 0:11:29.239,0:11:31.795 and all these things," 0:11:31.795,0:11:35.695 and they go, "Oh, Billie, [br]they cannot focus." 0:11:35.695,0:11:38.086 (Laughter) 0:11:39.109,0:11:44.055 They actually have proven that the average[br]focus for an 18 year old is 37 seconds. 0:11:44.055,0:11:45.309 (Laughter) 0:11:45.309,0:11:46.977 They can't focus. 0:11:46.977,0:11:48.698 And they don't really care. 0:11:48.698,0:11:50.477 I just heard a story the other night: 0:11:50.477,0:11:53.366 she owns a gallery [br]and she has these workers, 0:11:53.714,0:11:55.735 she gets a text from one of the workers -- 0:11:57.075,0:11:59.496 she's like an intern, [br]she's just starting -- 0:11:59.496,0:12:03.294 she goes, "Oh by the way I'm going to[br]be late because I'm at the hairdresser's." 0:12:03.294,0:12:07.808 (Laughter) 0:12:07.808,0:12:10.083 So she arrives,[br]and this boss says, 0:12:11.778,0:12:13.276 "What's going on?" 0:12:13.276,0:12:15.890 and she says, "Oh, I was late, [br]sorry, how's it going?" 0:12:15.890,0:12:19.695 She says, "Well, guess what?[br]I'd like you leave, you're finished." 0:12:19.695,0:12:20.887 She goes, "Okay". 0:12:20.887,0:12:23.673 (Laughter) 0:12:24.410,0:12:25.803 No problem! 0:12:26.081,0:12:29.193 But that's what scares the boomers -- 0:12:29.587,0:12:30.725 I'm just telling you -- 0:12:30.725,0:12:32.529 So I think it's good for us to share. 0:12:32.529,0:12:34.115 (Laughter) 0:12:34.115,0:12:35.557 No, it is good for us to share[br] 0:12:35.557,0:12:38.487 because we're our authentic self[br]and what we're really feeling 0:12:38.487,0:12:40.835 and we've got to take it [br]both ways, you know? 0:12:40.835,0:12:42.479 But I have great faith because -- 0:12:42.479,0:12:45.172 if you've been in sports like I have --[br] 0:12:45.609,0:12:48.441 every generation gets better, it's a fact.[br] 0:12:48.813,0:12:52.515 With the Women's Sports Foundation[br]being the advocates for Title IX still, 0:12:52.515,0:12:56.249 because we're trying to keep protecting[br]the law because it's always -- 0:12:56.249,0:12:58.414 it's in a tenuous position always -- 0:12:58.414,0:13:00.579 so we really are concerned, 0:13:00.579,0:13:03.270 and we do a lot of research,[br]that's very important to us. 0:13:03.270,0:13:05.124 And I want to hear from people. 0:13:05.739,0:13:10.940 But we really have to protect what[br]Title IX stands for worldwide. 0:13:11.266,0:13:15.491 And you heard President Carter[br]talk about how Title IX is protected? 0:13:16.815,0:13:20.414 And do you know that every single lawsuit 0:13:20.646,0:13:23.897 that girls, at least in sports, [br]have gone up against -- 0:13:24.222,0:13:26.801 whatever...institutions or, whatever -- 0:13:26.801,0:13:27.960 has won? 0:13:27.960,0:13:29.747 Title IX is there to protect us. 0:13:30.630,0:13:32.270 And it is amazing, 0:13:32.270,0:13:35.404 but we we still have to get[br]the hearts and minds -- 0:13:35.994,0:13:38.910 the hearts and minds[br]to match the legislation is huge. 0:13:38.910,0:13:41.243 PM: So what gets you up every morning?[br] 0:13:41.243,0:13:43.212 What keeps you sustaining your work,[br] 0:13:43.212,0:13:46.253 sustaining the fight [br]for equality, extending it, 0:13:46.435,0:13:49.616 always exploring new areas,[br]trying to find new ways...? 0:13:50.144,0:13:53.904 BJK: Well, I always drove my parents crazy[br]because I was always the curious one. 0:13:54.885,0:13:56.626 I'm highly motivated, 0:13:56.835,0:14:00.225 my younger brother[br]was a Major League Baseball Player, 0:14:01.084,0:14:03.701 my poor parents did not care[br]if we were any good, 0:14:03.708,0:14:05.053 (Laughter) 0:14:05.055,0:14:07.539 and we just, we drove them crazy[br]because we pushed, 0:14:07.539,0:14:09.675 we pushed because [br]we wanted to be the best. 0:14:10.233,0:14:14.203 And, I really -- 0:14:14.435,0:14:17.732 I think it's because of what I'm hearing[br]today at TED Talks, 0:14:18.174,0:14:21.540 I think to listen to [br]these different women, 0:14:21.729,0:14:23.505 to listen to different people, 0:14:23.505,0:14:25.034 to listen to President Carter -- 0:14:25.255,0:14:26.649 90 years old, by the way, 0:14:26.649,0:14:29.949 and we was throwing these figures[br]out that I would never -- 0:14:29.949,0:14:31.331 I'd have to go, 0:14:31.331,0:14:34.758 "Excuse me, wait a minute, I need[br]to get a list out of these figures." 0:14:34.758,0:14:37.489 He was rattling off, I mean, [br]that's amazing, I'm sorry. 0:14:37.489,0:14:38.500 (Laughter) 0:14:38.500,0:14:40.591 PM: He's an amazing man. 0:14:40.591,0:14:42.302 (Applause) 0:14:42.302,0:14:45.340 BJK: And then you're going to have[br]President Mary Robinson, 0:14:45.775,0:14:48.059 who's a former president -- 0:14:48.059,0:14:52.577 Thank you, Irish! 62%! [br]LGBTQ! Yes! 0:14:52.577,0:14:53.506 (Applause) 0:14:53.506,0:14:56.935 Congress is voting in June[br]on same-sex marriage, 0:14:56.935,0:15:00.678 so these are things that for some[br]people are very hard to hear. 0:15:01.222,0:15:04.026 But always remember,[br]every one of us is an individual, 0:15:04.026,0:15:05.679 a human being[br]with a beating heart, 0:15:05.679,0:15:09.579 who cares and wants [br]to live their authentic life. 0:15:10.486,0:15:11.476 Okay? 0:15:11.484,0:15:14.977 You don't have to agree with somebody,[br]but everyone has the opportunity. 0:15:15.932,0:15:19.286 I think we all have an obligation[br] 0:15:19.286,0:15:24.232 to continue to keep moving[br]the needle forward, always. 0:15:24.232,0:15:26.438 And these people have been so inspiring. 0:15:26.948,0:15:27.842 Everyone matters. 0:15:27.842,0:15:29.672 And every one of you is an influencer, 0:15:29.672,0:15:32.003 you out there listening,[br]out there in the world -- 0:15:32.003,0:15:33.441 plus the people here -- 0:15:33.441,0:15:35.180 every single person's an influencer. 0:15:35.180,0:15:37.740 Never, ever forget that, okay? 0:15:37.750,0:15:40.070 So don't ever give up on yourself. 0:15:40.680,0:15:43.536 PM: Billie, you have been [br]an inspiration for us. 0:15:43.536,0:15:48.156 (Applause) 0:15:48.156,0:15:49.156 BJK: Thanks, TED! 0:15:49.156,0:15:51.128 (Applause) 0:15:51.128,0:15:52.149 Thanks a lot!