I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
BILLIE JEAN KINGYou’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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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 like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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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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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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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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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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