Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
BILLIE JEAN KINGChampions take responsibility.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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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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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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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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