Billie Jean King Quotes
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It's your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
— Billie Jean King
Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.
— Billie Jean King
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
— Billie Jean King
I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
— Billie Jean King
Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.
— Billie Jean King
Ask Nureyev to stop dancing, ask Sinatra to stop singing, then you can ask me to stop playing.
— Billie Jean King
I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.
— Billie Jean King
I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.
— Billie Jean King
I always listen, I ask children, I even ask adults in tennis, "What are your children playing?" And most of the time it's not tennis. It's pathetic.
— Billie Jean King
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.
— Billie Jean King
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well.
— Billie Jean King
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
— Billie Jean King
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.
— Billie Jean King
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.
— Billie Jean King
It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness.
— Billie Jean King
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
— Billie Jean King
Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
— Billie Jean King
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
— Billie Jean King
Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
— Billie Jean King
I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.
— Billie Jean King
Some people do have softer boundaries.
— Billie Jean King
Someone like Billie Jean King is completely my idol.
— Serena Williams
I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
— Billie Jean King
When I was outed, it was like, That's done.
— Billie Jean King
Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
— Billie Jean King
Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
— Billie Jean King
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
Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
— Billie Jean King
I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.
— Billie Jean King
My whole life has been about equal rights and opportunities. For me it really goes back to the health of mind, body and soul.
— Billie Jean King
I wanted to use sports for social change.
— Billie Jean King
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
— Billie Jean King
People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?
— Billie Jean King
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.
— Billie Jean King
When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women, 80% of them, say they were in sports as a young woman.
— Billie Jean King
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
— Billie Jean King
If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
— Billie Jean King
That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
— Billie Jean King
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.
— Billie Jean King
The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'
— Billie Jean King
Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday
— Billie Jean King
I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope they will on their own time and their own terms.
— Billie Jean King
Don't worry about what people say.
— Billie Jean King
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
— Billie Jean King
Each point I play is in the now moment. The last point means nothing, the next point means nothing.
— Billie Jean King
I love to promote our sport. I love grass-roots tennis. I love coaching. I love all parts of the sport. I love the business side.
— Billie Jean King
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
— Billie Jean King
When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say "Why?", say "Why not?
— Billie Jean King
The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
— Billie Jean King
Sports are a microcosm of society.
— Billie Jean King
Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
— Billie Jean King
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
— Billie Jean King
Create your legacy, and pass the baton.
— Billie Jean King
Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.
— Billie Jean King
I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
— Billie Jean King
Our love one's are never gone, they have just popped into another room.
— Billie Jean King
Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network. They have more companies they can get money from.
— Billie Jean King
Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
— Billie Jean King
You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.
— Billie Jean King
No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.
— Billie Jean King
Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.
— Billie Jean King
Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.
— Billie Jean King
I try to perfect my strong points and make my weaknesses adequate.
— Billie Jean King
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
I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
— Billie Jean King
It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.
— Billie Jean King
For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.
— Billie Jean King
At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.
— Billie Jean King
Champions take responsibility.
— Billie Jean King
Female athletes are stereotyped by the general populationand usually as homosexuals. — Billie Jean King
Champions keep playing until they get it right.
— Billie Jean King
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
— Billie Jean King
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
— Billie Jean King
