I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIn the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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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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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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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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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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Don’t worry about what people say.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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