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.
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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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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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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 would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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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.
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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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 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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