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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.

Billie Jean King

Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
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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Performance Witnessed Sight Win
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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Father Husband Sports
Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Champion Pressure Privilege
Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Badass Boxing Women
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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Anybody Little Matter Mean Number One Ranking
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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Bad Everything Long Sports Years
Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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Girl Infancy Sports
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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Since Sports Tennis Years
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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Dollars Money People
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Art Game Moving Player Tennis
Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Healing Inspirational Life Volleyball
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Future Game Generation Thinking
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Given Respect Something Trust

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.

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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.

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