Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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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