I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThe 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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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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 always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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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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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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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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