You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
ARTHUR ASHEI have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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