It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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