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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More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I have a lot to say, and if I’m not No. 1, I can’t say it.
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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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I didn’t really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I always think it’s best to pretend you’re in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future.
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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It’s dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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