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.
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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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The 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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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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