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.
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More Billie Jean King Quotes
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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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.
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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 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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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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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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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