Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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Don’t worry about what people say.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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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.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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