Billie Jean King
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.Collection: Given
Sports are a microcosm of society. It just shows how much more competition there is in the world.Collection: Sports
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.Collection: Attitude
Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.Collection: Success
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?Collection: Money
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.Collection: Girl
Winning is very tangible, it's very exciting, it's very pleasing, but it's momentary. If you can do things that last, that each generation can build upon, then that's when you're cooking.Collection: Winning
Champions adjust and pressure is a privilege.Collection: Champion
Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.Collection: Wrestling
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.Collection: Integrity
I've never cared that much for cementing my place in history. Sports is so transitory, so ephemeral. It just seems like so much nonsense comparing me to Helen Wills Moody or Suzanne Lenglen or anybody else from some other time. One lesson you learn from sports is that life goes on without you.Collection: Sports
Don't be afraid to hit the ball.Collection: Volleyball
I always think it's best to pretend you're in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future. There's no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.Collection: Hard Work
When a child signs up for tennis, he or she is put on a team. I put them in a circle and then I make sure they name their own team. I would have them do their skill drills as a team and their fun drills together as a team, then they have to have a match at the end of every week. They can't just have what they call a lesson today every week.Collection: Fun
Some people do have softer boundaries.Collection: People
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.Collection: Children
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.Collection: Sports
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.Collection: Player