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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

Billie Jean King

You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Calendar Deal Players Things
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Competition Sports World
Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Cooking Generation Winning
I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Drills Match Skill The Lesson Week
You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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Learning Sports Talent Winning
It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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Athletes Dreams Sports Success
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Given Respect Something Trust
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Life Partners Person Private Want
I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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Kings Law Recognition Sports
Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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Athlete Men Point Reach Sports Time
There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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Entreprenuer Enviison Future Same Time
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way
I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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Care Sports Thinking
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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Dedication Leadership Sports

I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

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