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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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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
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Don't worry about what people say.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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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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When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the competition's much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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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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 like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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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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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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I like entrepreneurial people I like people who take risks.
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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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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