Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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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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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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Don’t worry about what people say.
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Champions take responsibility.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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