Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
BILLIE JEAN KINGDon’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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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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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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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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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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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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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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