Don’t worry about what people say.
BILLIE JEAN KINGPressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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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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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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