The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
BILLIE JEAN KINGReputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn 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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