When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team.
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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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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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.
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Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network… They have more companies they can get money from.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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.
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Women’s sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women’s sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.
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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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I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
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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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