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 KINGI would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can’t just have what they call a lesson today every week.
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You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
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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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It’s your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
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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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That’s why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won’t be anybody’s number one, and it’s that same old thing: if you’re not number one, then what does it really matter?
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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There’s no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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At 62 you want to keep moving; that’s important.
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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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