I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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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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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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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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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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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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