In the complete overall history of tennis, I figure I'll be worth a sentence or two.... That's why my place in the all-time rankings means so very little to me, because I know I won't be anybody's number one, and it's that same old thing: if you're not number one, then what does it really matter?
Billie Jean KingI would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
Billie Jean KingI 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 KingThe main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.
Billie Jean King