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Every generation I think gets better usually [in tennis].
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
Billie Jean Moffitt
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Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
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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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Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
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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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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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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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I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
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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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Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
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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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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.
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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.
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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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Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
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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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Some people do have softer boundaries.
Billie Jean King
Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody.
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I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
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