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.
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.’
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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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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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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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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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