Bobby Riggs Quotes
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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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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 have to admit, I underestimated Billie Jean and overestimated myself.
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I once played amateur tournament tennis six months without double-faulting.
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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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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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I love the excitement, the center stage, the limelight.
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My biggest problem is overconfidence.
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I'm always ready to play for money.
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The man is king. The man is supreme.
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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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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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Women should do kitchen work and take care of babies.
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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 am the finest defensive player in the game.
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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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Never underestimate opponents.
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I scouted all the girls at Wimbledon. I wasn't impressed.
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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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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.
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I don't want to be the guy who sits on a front porch with a mint julep in his hand and rocks his life away.
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I never had any initiative or drive to be a success in business.