Quote by Billie Jean King

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking pla

Summary

This quote suggests that tennis is a unique sport that juxtaposes intense physical movement with a serene and calm environment. While the players engage in vigorous and sometimes forceful actions on the court, the atmosphere surrounding them remains composed and peaceful. This contrast between violence and tranquility serves to emphasize the skill and skillful nature of the sport, highlighting the mental and physical control required to excel in tennis.

Topics

By Billie Jean King

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.

In this respect, the history of science, like the history of

In this respect, the history of science, like the history of all civilization, has gone through cycles.

Science History

Every knee will bend before me, and every tongue shall give

Every knee will bend before me, and every tongue shall give glory to God.

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified and intelligible picture of the world; he then tries to some extent to substitute this cosmos of his for the world of experience, and thus to overcome it. This is what the

Albert Einstein

Fashion Mankind

If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change ev

If net neutrality goes away, it will fundamentally change everything about the Internet.

The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improve

The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

There is a tendency for things to right themselves.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the dead there are no more toils.

For the dead there are no more toils.

Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even tho

Poetry being the sign of that which all men desire, even though the desire be unconscious, intensity of life or completeness of experience, the universality of its appeal is a matter of course.

John Drinkwater

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

The man creates a pseudonym and hides behind it like a worm

Truth Honesty Deceit