Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHEIn America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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