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When 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.

Billie Jean King

I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Game Hobby Passion Pilot Say Sports Tennis
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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Children Fun Team
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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Achievement Attitude Numbers
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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Dollars Money People
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
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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Numbers Player Thinking Younger
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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Business Fall Integrity
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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Country Some The Audience Transmit
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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Father Husband Sports
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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Mean Ready Therapists
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People

When 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.

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When 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.

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