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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?

Billie Jean King

I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bests Event Men Sports Team
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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Anybody Little Matter Mean Number One Ranking
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Care Educational Games
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Asking Dancing Singing Stop
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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Country President Thinking
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
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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Father Husband Sports
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Dedication Leadership Sports
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Adults Children Pathetic Playing Tennis
Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bad Everything Long Sports Years
Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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Mean Ready Therapists
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Numbers Player Thinking Younger
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Fleeting Forever Victory

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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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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