When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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 like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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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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When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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