When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
BILLIE JEAN KINGSports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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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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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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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 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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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