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.
ARTHUR ASHEIf 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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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