At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThe main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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When 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!
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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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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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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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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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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 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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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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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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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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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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