Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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.
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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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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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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 would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Champions take responsibility.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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