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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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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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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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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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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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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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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 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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Don't worry about what people say.
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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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I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.
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Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
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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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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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 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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