I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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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I think if you’re put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they’re on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you’re ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren’t ready.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, “What are your children playing?” And most of the time it’s not tennis. It’s pathetic.
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It’s very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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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.
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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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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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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women’s ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men’s tennis.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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