I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KINGSports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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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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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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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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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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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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