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Billie Jean King

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

Billie Jean King

Sports

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Playing sports helps you develop qualities like honesty and fairness because you have to follow rules and respect others. It also gives you real experiences with success and failure that reflect important lessons you encounter throughout life.

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