Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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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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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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