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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.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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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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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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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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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 think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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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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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.
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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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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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