Champions keep playing until they get it right.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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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 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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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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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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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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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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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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 always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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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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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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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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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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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