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 KINGThat’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?
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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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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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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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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