It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
BILLIE JEAN KINGPeople say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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 like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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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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