In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KINGSports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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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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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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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