Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIn business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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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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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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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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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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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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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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