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?
BILLIE JEAN KINGPeople say, “Do you know how much a million dollars is?” I don’t have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
BILLIE JEAN KINGPressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
BILLIE JEAN KINGA girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIf 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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGThere’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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
BILLIE JEAN KINGWhen people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
BILLIE JEAN KINGIf your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’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 KINGYou 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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGMartina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
BILLIE JEAN KINGLadies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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 KINGTrust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
BILLIE JEAN KINGNatural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
BILLIE JEAN KING