In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KINGChampions take responsibility.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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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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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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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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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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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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