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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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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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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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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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.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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