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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].

Billie Jean King

Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Microcosm Sports
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Focus Mean Play
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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Sports Successful Young
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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Great Made Money Sports Tennis
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Art Game Moving Player Tennis
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Fleeting Forever Victory
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Inspirational Running Sports
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Competition Sports World
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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Entrepreneur People Risk Sports
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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Children Fun Team
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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Performance Witnessed Sight Win
Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
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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Player Sports Thinking
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning

Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].

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