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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGDon’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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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 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 always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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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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