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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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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you're a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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It's very important to take tennis to the people. For young people, they get to see the best in the world.
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I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
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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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In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
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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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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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