Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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