Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
Billie Jean King
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
Billie Jean Moffitt
Business
Also
Wells
Well
Always
Tournaments
World
Teams
Tennis
Team
More quotes by Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King
Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
Billie Jean King
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
Billie Jean King
Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
Billie Jean King
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
Billie Jean King
Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King
Sports are a microcosm of society.
Billie Jean King
Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
Billie Jean King
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King
I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
Billie Jean King
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
Billie Jean King
Some people do have softer boundaries.
Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King
Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
Billie Jean King
Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
Billie Jean King
I grew up in team sports. I think I understand the psyche of America. I think when children sign up to play, it's got to be team.
Billie Jean King
Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
Billie Jean King
