From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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