Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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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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.
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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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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