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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.

Billie Jean King

Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Champion Pressure Privilege
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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Father Husband Sports
I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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Hard Player Thinking Work
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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Numbers Player Thinking Younger
I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Game Hobby Passion Pilot Say Sports Tennis
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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Boys Opportunity Sports
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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Anybody Little Matter Mean Number One Ranking
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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Becoming Correction Much Person
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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Beats Hero Reason Respected
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Failure Matter Winning
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Important People Thinking
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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Bad Everything Long Sports Years
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way

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