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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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Champions keep playing until they get it right.
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Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.
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I will tell you King's First Law of Recognition: You never get it when you want it, and then when it comes, you get too much.
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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.
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I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time.
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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
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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.
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I always liked co-ed events best so we have two men and two women on each team.
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