American - Athlete | November 22, 1943 -
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.
Billie Jean King
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
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Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in a photo because I wasn't wearing a tennis skirt, I knew that I wanted to change the sport.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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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 think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.
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