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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.

Billie Jean King

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
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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Girl Hardest Hints Tennis
I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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Player Sports Thinking
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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Important People Tennis
Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Everything Numbers Second Success Way
The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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Gone Important Responsibility
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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Mean Ready Therapists
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
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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Character Sports Success
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Fleeting Forever Victory
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Future Game Generation Thinking
We 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.
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Country President Thinking

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