Billie Jean King Quotes

Being your best can only enhance your personal performance.

I feel as if I was to strike on one thing that I was decent at was mentally where I prepared myself strongly.

I just kind of try to go out and focus on what I've got to do to get myself better.

As always, I keep my head up, look objectively at all the matches I played, see where I can improve, bits and pieces, and, you know, get ready as quick as I can.

I'm going to be the best fighter I can be and focus on being me.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

I always try and do my best and put out the best and find the best in me, as well. But I'm not thinking about it beforehand.

Everybody doesn't get to do each and every film. I don't compete with others; I compete with myself. I have been an athlete, a sportsperson; so I know how to be competitive in a healthy way.

My father was a drill sergeant, and I've always had that mentality drilled into me of 'you've got to do better, you've got to do better.' I just try to listen to the characters. That's what works for me.

The only one who can beat me is me.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

Every year I try and challenge myself more and more, whether it be acting or everything I do. I just want to try and be better than the year before.

I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really don't feel I've in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But I'm optimistic.

Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say, 'I could have done three things better yesterday.'

Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it.

I'm actually improving.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

I've been in a competitive situation almost all my life. I've been having a competition with myself and trying to be the best I could be.

I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue.

I have an ability that I've already honed in on to get better.

I'm going to try to keep getting better.

If you ask another competitor, they may tell you they felt very competitive towards me. But I can tell you that my biggest competition was myself. There's only so much you can do, right? There is only so much energy that one has. My focus was on how do I get the best out of myself.

I want to become the best I can be and be at my best for a good number of years.

I will do anything I can to improve myself.

A self-defined challenge is an irresistible teacher.