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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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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
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Champions take responsibility.
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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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I like entrepreneurial people I like people who take risks.
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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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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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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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Sports are a microcosm of society.
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I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.
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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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In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it.
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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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Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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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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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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Some people do have softer boundaries.
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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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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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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