The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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 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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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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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 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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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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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