I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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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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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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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