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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.

Billie Jean King

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
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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Father Husband Sports
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
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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Hard Player Thinking Work
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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Debt Game Spend Tennis
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Future Game Generation Thinking
You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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Goal Running Sacrifice
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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Dollars Money People
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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Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
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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Character Important Thinking
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Children Fun Team
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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Bad Everything Long Sports Years
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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Beats Hero Reason Respected
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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Marriage Moments Next

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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