Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEMartina’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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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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