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A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. - Billie Jean King

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

Billie Jean King

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Author Profession: Athlete

Nationality: American

Born: November 22, 1943

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Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Yogi Berra, Mike Tyson, Kobe Bryant, Satchel Paige, Steve Prefontaine, Lance Armstrong

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Afraid, Champion, Else, Everyone, Everyone Else, Losing, Winning

Quotes to Explore

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life. Billie Jean King

Life, Sports, Character, Win, You, Play

Champions keep playing until they get it right. - Billie Jean King

Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King

Sports, Champions, Right, Playing, Get

Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee they know somebody. Billie Jean King

People, Gay, Know, Transgender, Want

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. Billie Jean King

Change, Day, Old, Years, Tennis, Wearing

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball. Billie Jean King

You, Bold, Afraid, Ball, Make, Going

It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences. Billie Jean King

Celebrate, Start, Important, Need, First

They're not put on earth to be martyrs; they have to want to come out. It depends on your culture, where you work, where you live. Each person's circumstances are unique. Billie Jean King

Work, Martyrs, Culture, Live, You, Earth

I wanted to use sports for social change. Billie Jean King

Change, Sports, Social Change, Social

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. Billie Jean King

Sad, Women, Men, Attention, Get, Arena

In 1973, a woman could not get a credit card without her husband or father or a male signing off on it. Billie Jean King

Father, Woman, Husband, Credit, Without

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

Men can have a huge turnover of sponsorship and still survive a lot better than the women. But the women's ratings are better, at least at home in the United States than in the men's tennis. Billie Jean King

Women, Home, Men, Survive, Better, Than

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

Champion, Think, Important, Being, Most

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships. Billie Jean King

Women, Sports, Beginning, Get, Finally

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