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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.

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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Wrestling
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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 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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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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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I think one of the concerns, anytime you're in the human business, like sports, it's a very high - risk endeavor. You do have to get players every year. You have to deal with calendar. You have to deal with all kinds of things in our sport, like every sport does.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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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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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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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.
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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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Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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Don't worry about what people say.
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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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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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