Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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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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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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