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 KINGA girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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Champions take responsibility.
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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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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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