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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.

Billie Jean King

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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Bad Everything Long Sports Years
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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Children Fun Team
There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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Entreprenuer Enviison Future Same Time
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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Beats Hero Reason Respected
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
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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Marriage Moments Next
When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Important Moving Sports
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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Country Some The Audience Transmit
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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Given Respect Something Trust
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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Business Game Team Tennis World
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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Home Men Soccer Survive Tennis
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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Character Important Thinking
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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Athlete Men Point Reach Sports Time

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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