Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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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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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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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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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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