There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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