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 KINGLadies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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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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