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.
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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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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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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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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When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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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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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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