Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIn 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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Champions take responsibility.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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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.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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