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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

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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Dollars Finance Sports
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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Boys Opportunity Sports
Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Cooking Generation Winning
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Important Moving Sports
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Failure Matter Winning
Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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Mean Ready Therapists
I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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Child Children More Soccer Sports
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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Anybody Little Matter Mean Number One Ranking
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
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Life Partners Person Private Want
There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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Girl Minister Sports Team Women President
Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Boundaries People Softer
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
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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Character Sports Success

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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