Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
BILLIE JEAN KINGEver 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 think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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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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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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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Men 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.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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.
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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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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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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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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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