I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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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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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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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