#al

I call myself a blues singer, but you ain't never heard me call myself a blues guitar man. ↗

It seems like I always had to work harder than other people. Those nights when everybody else is asleep, and you sit in your room trying to play scales. ↗

— B. B. King

#asleep #else #everybody #everybody else #had

I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes. ↗

— Ben E. King

#career #cheating #feel #i #i feel

He was a manager, one of the singers, I guess talent coordinator for the local talent in Harlem. His name was Lover Patterson. He was living right across the street from where my dad had his restaurant. I guess he saw a lot of kids come in, a lot of my buddies. ↗

— Ben E. King

#buddies #come #coordinator #dad #guess

I never even visualized for a second doing what I'm doing. ↗

— Ben E. King

#even #i #never #second #visualized

It would probably take me an hour to two to write it down, get the feel of it, and that's with quite a few changes. It's not really a hard thing for me to do. ↗

— Ben E. King

#down #feel #few #get #hard

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball. ↗

— Billie Jean King

#ball #bold #error #going #hit

You go for the quality of the performance, not the longevity of it. ↗

— Don King

#longevity #performance #quality #you

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

— Billie Jean King

#action #atmosphere #combination #perfect #place

Rain is good for me. I feel like I achieve clarity actually when it rains. The longer I have to sit and wait, the clearer my game becomes to me. ↗