Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
BILLIE JEAN KINGNo one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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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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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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 will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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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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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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