Don’t worry about what people say.
BILLIE JEAN KINGPressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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 like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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 if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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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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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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