I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
ARTHUR ASHEAlways have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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