Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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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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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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