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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

Billie Jean King

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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Athlete Men Point Reach Sports Time
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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Inspiring Obsession World
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
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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Care Sports Thinking
The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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Achievement Attitude Numbers
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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Character Sports Success
Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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Girl Infancy Sports
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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Bad Everything Long Sports Years
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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Marriage Moments Next
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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Child Children More Soccer Sports
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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Mean Ready Therapists
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Children Fun Team
Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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Since Sports Tennis Years
I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Game Hobby Passion Pilot Say Sports Tennis

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