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.
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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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 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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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