Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
BILLIE JEAN KINGHope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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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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Ladies, 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.
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You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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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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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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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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I will tell you King’s First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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