Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
BILLIE JEAN KINGAt 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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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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Ladies, 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.
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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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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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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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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 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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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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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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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.
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