In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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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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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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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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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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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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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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