Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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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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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 knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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