That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMarriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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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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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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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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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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