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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

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
Billie Jean Moffitt
Privilege
Pressure
Comes
Earn
Tennis

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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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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.
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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 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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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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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 let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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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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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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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Champions take responsibility.
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Don't worry about what people say.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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At 62 you want to keep moving that's important.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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