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 KINGYou do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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.
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