I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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 your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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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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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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 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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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As 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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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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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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