I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHEIt is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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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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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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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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 tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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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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