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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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Long Beach
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Billie Jean Moffitt
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Winning is very tangible, it's very exciting, it's very pleasing, but it's momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that's when you're cooking.
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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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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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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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No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
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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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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain...and yet the US of A still hasn't had a women president. It's just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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