Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean Kingis an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles, including 12 singles, 16 women's doubles, and 11 mixed doubles titles. King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships. King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, King was the United States'...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth22 November 1943
CityLong Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
Don't worry about what people say.
It's important to try to get people to think about women's wellness.
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When people tell you not to believe in your dreams, and they say “Why?”, say “Why not?
I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.
Some people do have softer boundaries.
When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.
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It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain yourself to.
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
I like to see what future generations are thinking about.
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
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.