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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
Billie Jean Moffitt
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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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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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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
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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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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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