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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.

Billie Jean King

Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Future Game Generation Thinking
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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Numbers Player Thinking Younger
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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Country President Thinking
I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Bests Event Men Sports Team
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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Country Some The Audience Transmit
I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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Drills Match Skill The Lesson Week
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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Great Made Money Sports Tennis
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
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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Marriage Moments Next
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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Home Men Soccer Survive Tennis
Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Microcosm Sports
I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Love Personality Player Sports Today

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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