I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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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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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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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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