You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWhen we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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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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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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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.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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