When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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 always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best 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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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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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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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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