Don’t worry about what people say.
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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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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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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