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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.

Billie Jean King

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
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
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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Entreprenuer Enviison Future Same Time
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Failure Matter Winning
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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Business Game Team Tennis World
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
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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Choices Dream Games Opportunities Sports
I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Love Personality Player Sports Today
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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Cooking Generation Winning
Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Healing Inspirational Life Volleyball
When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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Doors People Race
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Life Partners Person Private Want
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
Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Build Connection Hope Over Stronger Time World
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking

Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.

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