I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWinning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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 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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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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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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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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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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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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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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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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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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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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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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