There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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 most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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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 like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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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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You’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.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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