That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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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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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 worry about what people say.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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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.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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