When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWhen people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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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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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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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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Reputation is what others think about you. What’s far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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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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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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