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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGBeing 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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 would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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