The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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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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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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 must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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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