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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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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Champions take responsibility.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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