Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHE
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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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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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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We 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.
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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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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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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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