The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMartina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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