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

Billie Jean King

It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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Choices Craft Gratification Player Thinking
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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Player Sports Thinking
I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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Performance Witnessed Sight Win
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
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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Father Husband Sports
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Care Educational Games
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Fleeting Forever Victory
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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Dollars Money People
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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Boys Opportunity Sports
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Important Moving Sports
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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Bisexual Everyone Gay Inspirational
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
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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Character Important Thinking
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

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