I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like to see what future generations are thinking about.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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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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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 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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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