Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
ARTHUR ASHEHaving grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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This 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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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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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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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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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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