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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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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
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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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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 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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Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
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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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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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