Some people do have softer boundaries.
BILLIE JEAN KINGAt 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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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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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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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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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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.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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