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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.

Billie Jean King

Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Focus Mean Play
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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Competition Sports World
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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Cooking Generation Winning
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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Numbers Player Thinking Younger
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
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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Mean Ready Therapists
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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Care Educational Games
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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Player Sports Thinking
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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Achievement Attitude Numbers
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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Business Fall Integrity
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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Great Made Money Sports Tennis
It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Important People Thinking
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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Beats Hero Reason Respected
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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Child Children More Soccer Sports

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