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

Quote by Billie Jean King

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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....

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....

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women,...

When they take surveys of women in business, of the Fortune 500, the successful women,...

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United...

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United...

Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy...

Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy...

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into...

There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into...

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on...

I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on...

A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very...

A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very...

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any...

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any...

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than...

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.

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father...

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father...

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...

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but...

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but...

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be...

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be...

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...

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say...

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say...