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.
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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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 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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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