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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWhen I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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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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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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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