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.
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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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