Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
BILLIE JEAN KINGChampions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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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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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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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