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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.

Billie Jean King

Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Focus Mean Play
Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Microcosm Sports
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way
I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Adults Children Pathetic Playing Tennis
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Learning Sports Talent Winning
Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Girl Hardest Hints Tennis
You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Goal Running Sacrifice
Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Asking Dancing Singing Stop
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Failure Matter Winning
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Numbers Player Thinking Younger
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Girl Minister Sports Team Women President
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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Entrepreneur People Risk Sports
I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Child Children More Soccer Sports

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