black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

Billie Jean King

I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Kings Law Recognition Sports
Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Mean Ready Therapists
Champions take responsibility.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Champion Responsibility Taking
I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Child Children More Soccer Sports
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way
A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Fall Girl Scholarship Sports
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Focus Mean Play
I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Care Sports Thinking
When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Country Some The Audience Transmit
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Running Sports Strong
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Beats Hero Reason Respected
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Choices Dream Games Opportunities Sports
Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Everything Numbers Second Success Way
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Asking Dancing Singing Stop
Don’t worry about what people say.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Naysayers People Worry
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 KING

Art Game Moving Player Tennis

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Billie Jean King Quotes