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 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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 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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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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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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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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It’s important to try to get people to think about women’s wellness.
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Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can’t be friends with everybody.
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It’s really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you’re still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you’re a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That’s one of the reasons I beat him – because I respected him.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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