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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?

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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
Sports Commentator
Tennis Coach
Tennis Player
Long Beach
California
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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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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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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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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 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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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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At 62 you want to keep moving that's important.
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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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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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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 be afraid to hit the ball.
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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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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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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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Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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