Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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