Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThat is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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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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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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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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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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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 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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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we’ve really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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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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