Billie Jean King Quotes

The main thing is not a matter of wanting to win; the main thing is being scared to lose.

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

I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Don't let anyone define you. You define yourself.

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

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.

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.

The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.