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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
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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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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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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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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
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At 62 you want to keep moving that's important.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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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. 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 love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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