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God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.
Eric Liddell
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.
Knute Rockne
Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.
Ted Williams
Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.
Robert Griffin III
Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
Joe Adcock
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Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
Billie Jean King
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
Billie Jean King
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
I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience - at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways. When I'm performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.
Billie Jean King
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.
Billie Jean King