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I like entrepreneurial people I like people who take risks.

Billie Jean King

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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
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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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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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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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It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don't think it's so much about becoming a tennis player. It's about becoming a person.
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