A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.

Quote by Billie Jean King

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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you...

I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you...

I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match....

I thought it would set us back 50 years if I didn't win that match....

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I...

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

I like entrepreneurial people; I like people who take risks.

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out....

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out....

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the...

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

I think it's impossible to judge whether another person should come out. You just hope...

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

Victory is fleeting. Losing is forever.

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and...

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

It's fun to meet people from throughout the world who you don't have to explain...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

Ever since that day when I was 11 years old, and I wasn't allowed in...

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that...

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that...

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates...

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates...

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the...

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...

That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals...