Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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 have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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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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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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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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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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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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