It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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There 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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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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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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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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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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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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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