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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGA girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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 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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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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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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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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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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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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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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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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