I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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.
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There’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.
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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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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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