Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWhen you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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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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 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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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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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