This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
ARTHUR ASHELife is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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.
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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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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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 potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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