At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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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