Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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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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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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