Pressure is a Privilege

Pressure is a Privilege
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Fri, 10/04/2019 – 07:01
Authored by:
Colleen Stanley
I was reading an article about Billie Jean King, the former No. 1 women’s tennis player in the world and a pioneer for equal pay in women’s tennis. Many of us remember the highly publicized “Battle of the Sexes” match between King and Bobby Riggs. About 90 million people tuned in to see this match — now that’s pressure! King prevailed, winning in three sets.
Did King win because of her athletic prowess? Sure, that had something to do with it. But I also believe she won because of her mindset and attitude towards pressure.  
“I have this saying: Pressure is privilege. Usually if you have tremendous pressure, it’s because an opportunity came along. When I was at Centre Court at Wimbledon, I remember saying to myself, ‘All right.