“Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.”

When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.

If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.

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.

With what we give, we make a life.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

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.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

Start where you are, use what you have.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

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.

If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.

Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

As a single withered tree, if set aflame, causes a whole forest to burn, so does a rascal son destroy a whole family.

I’d like to have a family.

What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

That man who is without religion and mercy should be rejected. A guru without spiritual knowledge should be rejected. The wife with an offensive face should be given up, and so should relatives who are without affection.

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.

The BJP is a large family, and if someone comes to us with a commitment towards our values and principles, then it should not be opposed.

Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.