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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.

Billie Jean King

In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KING

Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
BILLIE JEAN KING

Anybody Little Matter Mean Number One Ranking
No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Inspiring Obsession World
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Hard Player Thinking Work
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
BILLIE JEAN KING

Believe Dream People
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Art Game Moving Player Tennis
Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Cooking Generation Winning
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Everything Numbers Second Success Way
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Entreprenuer Enviison Future Same Time
It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
BILLIE JEAN KING

Birthday Down Today Upside
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Focus Mean Play
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Country President Thinking
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Dollars Finance Sports
I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Child Children More Soccer Sports
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bad Everything Long Sports Years

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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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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