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.
ARTHUR ASHEWe 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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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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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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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 bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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