Bobby Riggs Quotes
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I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.
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I said a lot of things about which I was wrong. Now I have to sit back and take what's coming, and I will. I still like women in the bedrooms and kitchens in that order, but some of them can do other things.
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That's the trouble with the women's game. Those women think they're men, and they go off hitting all over the place. They'd be better off if they'd played like women.
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I'm always ready to play for money.
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I'm a woman specialist now. I'm going around the world to challenge all the woman champions. England, France, Czechoslovakia, everywhere.
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If I can't play for big money, I play for a little money. And if I can't play for a little money, I stay in bed that day.
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Billie and I did wonders for women's tennis. They owe me a piece of their checks.
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Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies.
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I never quit hustling.
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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 once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.
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I'm out to prove that a guy 55 years old, with one foot in the grave, can play with the best woman in the world and maybe beat her. It'll be a big boost for men's superiority.
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I have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.
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When I don't enjoy it anymore, I'll stop. But I think as long as people want me to be where the action is, I'll be there. I just love to play tennis.
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The man is king. The man is supreme.
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I am the finest defensive player in the game.
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I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn't impressed.
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Never underestimate opponents.
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I never had any initiative or drive to be a success in business.
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No. 1, women should be in the bedroom. No. 2, get to the kitchen. No. 3, support the man, support the king.
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This Martina Navratilova is a real champion, but with the proper training, I can make miracles happen.
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My biggest problem is overconfidence.
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To be a winner, you've got to be an appraiser. You've got to be able to play at your best under pressure. And more money creates more pressure. Money is the finest fuel in the world.
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I couldn't care less about clothes or cars.