Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
BILLIE JEAN KINGReputation 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 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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything’s very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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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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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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