Competition Quote by Billie Jean King Download Open image “For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it's research.” — Billie Jean King ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Competition Failure Losing Persistence Research Tennis
I try not to make a habit of spending the whole year losing in the first rounds of events, but tennis is one of… — John Isner Copy Share Image
If you're not winning the event, you're a loser every week. That's when I think tennis is really brutal. It keeps going, with or… — Ajla Tomljanovic Copy Share Image
As a tennis player you have to get used to losing every week. Unless you win the tournament, you always go home as a… — Stan Wawrinka Copy Share Image
In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. — Andy Murray Copy Share Image
Tennis is like this - sometimes when you're down, you win, sometimes when you're up, you lose. — Peng Shuai Copy Share Image
People think when you're struggling and not winning matches it's because you're not working hard. That's the biggest misnomer in tennis. — John Isner Copy Share Image
If you want to become a better tennis player, sometimes you have to miss. Sometimes you have to lose. — Jannik Sinner Copy Share Image
Tennis runs in cycles. There are victories. There are disappointments. — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Copy Share Image
Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
I was always in the tennis business-from 1968. I was in tournaments and also on World Team Tennis teams as well. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar; now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Trust and respect is something you earn, not something that is given. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Everyone has people in their lives that are gay, lesbian or transgender or bisexual. They may not want to admit it, but I guarantee… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
The Copa del Rey is a different competition. It is football in its purest form and is different from the continuity of the league. — Michael Laudrup Copy Share Image
I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better? — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
People think that the Club World Cup is an easy competition, but it's not. — Keylor Navas Copy Share Image
If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Our competition has always been anything that is wasting your time when you're bored at work. In a broad sense. We want people to… — Alexis Ohanian Copy Share Image
I've always considered making it legal for Americans to import their prescription drugs a free-trade issue. Imports create competition and keep domestic industry more… — Chuck Grassley Copy Share Image
Honestly, we’ll compete with everybody. I love competition. As long as people invent their own stuff, I love competition. — Tim Cook Copy Share Image
The "health, education, and welfare" section of government is another boondoggle. First we manufacture indigent and superfluous people by legal monopolies in land, money… — Laurance Labadie Copy Share Image
I try to keep up with everything - all wrestling across the board. I want to know what the competition is doing, what the… — Matt Hardy Copy Share Image
Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is. — Simon Mignolet Copy Share Image
“There is a scene in one of the Rocky movies where after the match Apollo Creed and Rocky are waiting for the scoring of… — John A. Passaro Copy Share Image