The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEIf one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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If 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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