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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

When I’m performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Country Some The Audience Transmit
When I was playing, we didn’t have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it’s a truly global sport, so the competition’s much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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Children Sports Technology
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Drills Match Skill The Lesson Week
I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Player Sports Thinking
Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Boundaries People Softer
It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Important People Thinking
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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Great Made Money Sports Tennis
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
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Bad Everything Long Sports Years
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
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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Perfect Sports Tennis
Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Badass Boxing Women
In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Dollars Finance Sports
I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Care Sports Thinking
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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Choices Dream Games Opportunities Sports
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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Performance Witnessed Sight Win
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
BILLIE JEAN KING

After Firsts Lessons Life
It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Athletes Dreams Sports Success
Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Cooking Generation Winning
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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Father Husband Sports
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Care Educational Games
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Believe Dream People
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
BILLIE JEAN KING

Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Ball Brain Feel Many Times
A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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Fall Girl Scholarship Sports
I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Game Hobby Passion Pilot Say Sports Tennis

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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