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Some people do have softer boundaries.

Billie Jean King

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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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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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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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Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
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