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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

Billie Jean King

We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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Country President Thinking
Don’t worry about what people say.
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Naysayers People Worry
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
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
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Pressure Winning Wrestling
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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Country Some The Audience Transmit
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Better Getting Tennis 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
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Fleeting Forever Victory
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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Business Game Team Tennis World
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.
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Dollars Finance Sports
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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Children Fun Team
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Focus Mean Play
In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Mean Old Things Sentence Winning
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Motivational Sports Success Women
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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Beats Hero Reason Respected

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