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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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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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Champions take responsibility.
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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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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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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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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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