Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThe main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn’t allowed in a photo because I wasn’t wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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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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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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 if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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