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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
Billie Jean Moffitt
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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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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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Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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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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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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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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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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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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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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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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Champions take responsibility.
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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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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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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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