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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?

Billie Jean King

A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Fall Girl Scholarship Sports
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
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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Art Game Moving Player Tennis
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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Ball Brain Feel Many Times
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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Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
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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Choices Dream Games Opportunities Sports
It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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Important People Tennis
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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Experience Heterosexual Mean Quite
No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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Inspiring Obsession World
When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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Doors People Race
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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Great Made Money Sports Tennis
I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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Player Sports Thinking
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Important People Thinking

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