Champions take responsibility.
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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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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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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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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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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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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