I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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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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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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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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