Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIf your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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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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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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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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