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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.

Billie Jean King

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 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
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.
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Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Care Educational Games
I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Love Personality Player Sports Today
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
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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Important People Tennis
Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Cooking Generation Winning
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 think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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Player Sports Thinking
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
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
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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Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Focus Mean Play
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Failure Matter Winning
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.
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Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
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
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Inspirational Running Sports
Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Healing Inspirational Life Volleyball
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Given Respect Something Trust
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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Ball Brain Feel Many Times
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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Games Needs Pipeline Stars Tennis
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
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Competition Sports World
Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Boundaries People Softer
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.
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Debt Game Spend Tennis

Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.

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