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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
Billie Jean Moffitt
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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 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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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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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.
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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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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 always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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Don't worry about what people say.
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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 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 about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don't think it's so much about becoming a tennis player. It's about becoming a person.
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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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Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
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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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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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At 62 you want to keep moving that's important.
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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