Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMen 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Champions take responsibility.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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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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