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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.

Billie Jean King

When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Done Like Outed
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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Dollars Money People
It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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Birthday Down Today Upside
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis Thinking
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Motivational Sports Success
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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Art Game Moving Player Tennis
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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Numbers Player Thinking Younger
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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Adults Children Pathetic Playing Tennis
I think one of the concerns, anytime you’re in the human business, like sports, it’s a very high – risk endeavor.
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Player Sports Thinking
You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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Goal Running Sacrifice
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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Achievement Attitude Numbers
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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Boys Opportunity Sports
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Life Partners Person Private Want
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life

You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.

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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.

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