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.
BILLIE JEAN KINGI 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.
More Billie Jean King Quotes
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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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I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
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You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times it is there.
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Winning is very tangible, it’s very exciting, it’s very pleasing, but it’s momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that’s when you’re cooking.
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Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
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Don’t be afraid to hit the ball.
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Pressure is a privilege … it’s what you do with it that matters.
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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 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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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 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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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience – at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways.
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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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When I was outed, it was like, That’s done.
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