When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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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Champions take responsibility.
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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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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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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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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