I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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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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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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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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