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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.

Arthur Ashe

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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Beautiful Defeat Game Lost Play Satisfaction Victory Win Yourself
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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Athlete Body Couple Fight Myself Perfection Sick Visual
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Game Life Service Win Yourself
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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Achievement Hope Myself Sports Try Worth
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.
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Achievement Career Sports
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Important Inspirational Life Lose Motivation Win Yourself
Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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God Goodness Himself Myself Play See
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Appearance Confidence Feeling Win Yourself
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Decision Person Slow Wisdom
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Equality Learning Life Sports Yourself
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Competition Play Rival Yourself
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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Myself Sports Walk Yourself
Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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Education Library Myself Study Time
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.
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Fall Feeling Friendship Life Myself Praise Sick Smile Yourself
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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Challenge Fear Lose Time Win Yourself
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Reward

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