Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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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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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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