Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThere’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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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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 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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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