Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMen 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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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 would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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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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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 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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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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