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

Arthur Ashe

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Funny Sick Sports
If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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Bad Failure Life Myself Sports
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
Start where you are, use what you have.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive Satisfaction Yourself
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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Happiness Love Myself Togetherness
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 strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Home Myself Sports Strength
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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Best Judgement Life Myself Time
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Diversity Identity Myself Potential Race Sports
If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Appearance Mean Myself Oneself Reputation Respect
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Competition Play Rival Yourself
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
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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Darkness Funny Inspirational Myself Wind

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

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