If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
ARTHUR ASHEHaving 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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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