Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
BILLIE JEAN KINGSports are a microcosm of society.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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Men 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.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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.
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