In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWe have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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