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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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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Marriage isn’t a 50-50 proposition very often. It’s more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
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Ladies, here’s a hint. If you’re up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That’s the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
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I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
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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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Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.
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No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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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 the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I’ll be worth a sentence or two….
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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The trouble with being number one in the world – in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
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When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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You’ve got to win in sports – that’s talent – but you’ve also got to learn how to remind everybody how you did win, and how often. That comes with experience.
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Don’t go into debt and don’t spend a lot. It’s not how much money you make, it’s how much you spend.
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I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain…and yet the US of A still hasn’t had a women president. It’s just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.
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