I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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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.
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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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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.
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