In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThe 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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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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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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Don’t worry about what people say.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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