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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.

Billie Jean King

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Anybody Everyone Sports Thinking Way
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Since Sports Tennis Years
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Art Game Moving Player Tennis
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Business Game Team Tennis World
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Character Sports Success
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Numbers Player Thinking Younger
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
BILLIE JEAN KING

Believe Dream People
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 KING

Games Needs Pipeline Stars Tennis
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Cooking Generation Winning
At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Important Moving Sports
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Kings Law Recognition Sports
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Hard Player Thinking Work
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Pressure Privilege Tennis
A girl didn’t get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Fall Girl Scholarship Sports
When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Doors People Race
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.
BILLIE JEAN KING

Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work

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