I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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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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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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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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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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