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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More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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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 the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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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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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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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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