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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.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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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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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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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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