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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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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.
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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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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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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 people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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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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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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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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Don't worry about what people say.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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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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