Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
BILLIE JEAN KINGMarriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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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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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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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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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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