The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
Billie Jean KingWhen 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 KingI used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
Billie Jean KingIn 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?
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