Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
BILLIE JEAN KINGDon’t worry about what people say.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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 always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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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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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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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