You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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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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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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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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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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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.
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