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Champions take responsibility.

Billie Jean King

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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Father Husband Sports
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Asking Dancing Singing Stop
When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Sports Successful Young
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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Important People Tennis
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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Boys Opportunity Sports
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Life Partners Person Private Want
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Healing Inspirational Life Volleyball
I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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Hard Player Thinking Work
It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Birthday Down Today Upside
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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Country Some The Audience Transmit
I 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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Kings Law Recognition Sports
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
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
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 think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women

Champions take responsibility.

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