Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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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Having 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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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 don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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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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