As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
BILLIE JEAN KINGEveryone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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You can’tbuy that. It’s about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don’t think it’s so much about becoming a tennis player. It’s about becoming a person.
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Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
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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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Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
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If you have one gay experience, does that mean you’re gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you’re straight? Life doesn’t work quite so cut and dried.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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It’s about learning your craft. That’s a wonderful thing–especially with today’s consumerism and instant gratification.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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