Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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