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When we reach the point where ...

When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Women get the attention when w...

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

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Champions take responsibility....

Champions take responsibility. When the ball is coming over the net, you can be sure I want the ball.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

The most important words that ...

The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

No matter how tough, no matter...

No matter how tough, no matter what kind of outside pressure, no matter how many bad breaks along the way, I must keep my sights on the final goal, to win, win, win-and with more love and passion than the world has ever witnessed in any performance.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

You have got to want to be the...

You have got to want to be the best before you can even begin to reach for that goal, and you have got to be prepared to sacrifice a lot to get there.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I used to be told if I talked ...

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Tennis is a game of angles. Yo...

Tennis is a game of angles. You never have time to figure the angles. It's practiced. It's so practiced that it becomes an instinct. You just know where to put the ball. You just feel it. It has been computed into your brain so many times В­ it is there.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Winning comes down to who can ...

Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I knew after my first lesson w...

I knew after my first lesson what I wanted to do with my life.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Bobby Riggs was one of my hero...

Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

No one changes the world who i...

No one changes the world who isn't obsessed.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

The old boy network is still v...

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.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Create your legacy, and pass t...

Create your legacy, and pass the baton.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

It's your birthday today, so w...

It's your birthday today, so what would you say, if we turned that frown upside down

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Love, light & blessings be On ...

Love, light & blessings be On this day I wish to say 'Health & Happiness to come your way' Happy Birthday

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Reputation is what others thin...

Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

The main thing is not a matter...

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

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposi...

Marriage isn't a 50-50 proposition very often. It's more like 100-0 one moment and 0-100 the next.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

I hate being called a homosexu...

I hate being called a homosexual because I don't feel that way. It really upsets me ... Being gay can happen in any walk of life, in any world. If you have one gay experience, does that mean you're gay? If you have one heterosexual experience, does that mean you're straight? Life doesn't work quite so cut and dried.

Billie Jean King 155 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....