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
I think it's really important to have portion control. I don't believe in losing weight quickly.
I didn't really care if I had a coach that much, me personally, because I was brought up to think for myself.
We have, or have had women presidents or prime ministers in Liberia, Chile, Germany, Great Britain...and yet the US of A still hasn't had a women president. It's just beyond my thinking. Look at Congress...
It's about learning your craft. That's a wonderful thing--especially with today's consumerism and instant gratification. You can'tbuy that. It's about making decisions, corrections, choices. I don't think it's so much about becoming a tennis player. It's about becoming a person.
I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don't think about coming out. Unless you're number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.
I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given.
As far as U.S. tennis, we need new stars coming up in the pipeline, but I don't know if we have it.
Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.
In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.
I always respect right off the bat because we are human, but then over time you learn who the person truly is, just like they learn about you. Hope it works out really well, and you hope that builds a stronger connection over time. You can't be friends with everybody.
Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.
It's your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down
People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me?