At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThe most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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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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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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.
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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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