Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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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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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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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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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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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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