In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KINGNo one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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 your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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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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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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People say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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