Betting Quote by Bobby Riggs

“The second-worst thing in the world is betting on a golf game and losing. The worst is not betting at all.”

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I couldn't care less about clothes or cars.

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Never underestimate opponents.

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I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.

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I've got to have a bet going in order to play my best.

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The proudest thing I have ever done was to win the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

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If you're betting all the time, everything is just another bet. You don't even think about the money after you've made the arrangements. You're…

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I'm like a fire hose when the alarm goes off in a battle against a woman. Don't ever count me out.

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It's no disgrace to play against the world's champions and lose by one service break in the last two sets.

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I always rise to the occasion for that big bet.

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I am the greatest money player in history.

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People said I was tanking, but Billie Jean beat me fair and square.

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All my life, everything has been a contest.

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