When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
BILLIE JEAN KINGDon’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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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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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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