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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.

Billie Jean King

Sports are a microcosm of society.
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Microcosm 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.
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Hard Player Thinking Work
I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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Love Personality Player Sports Today
Champions take responsibility.
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Champion Responsibility Taking
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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Baptism Out Over Time Person Stronger Truly Work
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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Boys Opportunity Sports
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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Fleeting Forever Victory
Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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Pressure Privilege Tennis
In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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Father Husband Sports
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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Dedication Leadership Sports
You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Calendar Deal Players Things
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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Character Important Thinking
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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After Firsts Lessons Life
I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Bests Event Men Sports Team
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don’t know if we have it.
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Games Needs Pipeline Stars Tennis
Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Healing Inspirational Life Volleyball

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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