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.
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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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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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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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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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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