Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
BILLIE JEAN KINGTrust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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