I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
BILLIE JEAN KINGAs far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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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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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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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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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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