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!
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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 do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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