Bobby Riggs Quotes

Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.

Bobby Riggs

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• I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.

  

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• An actor has to embody a role.

  

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• The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

  

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• If I'm gonna write songs about my exes, they can write songs about me. That's how it works.

  

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• I've fondly dreamed of becoming the face of an important brand since I was a child, in the same way that others dream of becoming an astronaut. I dreamed of this as I first and foremost dreamed of becoming an actor and would look up at these huge posters of celebrities while driving along motorways or crossing under bridges.

  

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• I never lose confidence. As soon as you lose confidence, you're done.

  

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• I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.

  

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• Anyone who creates something new or does something different artistically is going to be singled out.

  

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• My mother was the influence on me - my father was absent. He was a diamond dealer; he was doing wonderful things in the background, and women were left at home. So my mother really was in charge of everything: the ballet, dance lessons, piano lessons, and latkes.

  

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• Now that I'm a political pundit, I have the ability to influence people.

  

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• Billie Jean King is one of the all-time tennis greats; she's one of the superstars. She's ready for the big one, but she doesn't stand a chance against me. Women's tennis is so far beneath men's tennis; that's what makes the contest with a 55-year-old man the greatest contest of all time.

  

  Bobby Riggs
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  • Men
  • Women