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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGIt’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you.
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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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There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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You 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.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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Being Number One isn’t everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it’s way ahead of whatever’s in second place.
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