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Billie Jean King Inspirational Quotes (70)

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Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.
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Champions take responsibility.
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In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two.... 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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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. 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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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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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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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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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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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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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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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
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No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, 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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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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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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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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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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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. When I'm performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.
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