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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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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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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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