The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEThis is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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