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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.

Billie Jean King

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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Dollars Finance Sports
You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Calendar Deal Players Things
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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Boys Opportunity Sports
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
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
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
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
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Inspirational Running Sports
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Becoming Correction Much Person
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
It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Birthday Down Today Upside
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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Care Sports Thinking
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Important Moving Sports
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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Business Game Team Tennis World
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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Running Sports Strong
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Debt Game Spend Tennis
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Games Needs Pipeline Stars Tennis
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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Choices Dream Games Opportunities Sports
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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Kings Law Recognition Sports
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Bests Event Men Sports Team
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Asking Dancing Singing Stop

You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.

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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.