When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like to see what future generations are thinking about.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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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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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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