The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
BILLIE JEAN KINGAny therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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 main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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Champions take responsibility.
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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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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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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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