No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
BILLIE JEAN KINGChampions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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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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 have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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