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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.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Long Beach
California
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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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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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Don't worry about what people say.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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 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 go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
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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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Being Number One isn't everything to me, but for those few hours on the court it's way ahead of whatever's in second place.
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis.
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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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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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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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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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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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Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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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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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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