Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThere is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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 have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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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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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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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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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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