I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are ‘accept responsibility.’
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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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