It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
BILLIE JEAN KINGSports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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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.
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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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 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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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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