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?
BILLIE JEAN KINGMen 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Champions take responsibility.
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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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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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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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