Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
ARTHUR ASHEWherever 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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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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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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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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