It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
ARTHUR ASHEThis 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.
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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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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.
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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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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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