I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMen still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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 knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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