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.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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