Quote #208614
Ladies, here's a hint. If you're up against a girl with big boobs, bring her to the net and make her hit backhand volleys. That's the hardest shot for the well-endowed.
Billie Jean King
About This Quote
This quote needs no introduction—at least for now. We're working on adding more context soon.
Interpretation
Framed as locker-room style advice, the remark blends tactical tennis instruction with a blunt observation about how bodies can affect biomechanics. King’s point is that certain physical attributes may make specific movements—here, the compact, chest-crossing mechanics of a backhand volley—more awkward or constrained, especially under pressure at the net where reaction time is short. The quote also reflects the candid, sometimes irreverent vernacular common in competitive sport, and it can be read as both a demystification of opponents (reduce them to solvable problems) and a reminder that elite play involves exploiting small, practical disadvantages rather than abstract notions of “better” or “worse” athletes.




