If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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