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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.

Arthur Ashe

You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
ARTHUR ASHE

Achievement Sacrifice Sports Success Time True Worth Yourself
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Selfish Sports
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
When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Deep Education Mindset Pay Price Sports Young
It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Hard Work Play Success Talent Try Win
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Discover Goodness Myself Sports
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Generosity Inspirational Kindness Life Teaching
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Competition Play Rival Yourself
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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Care Competition Fashion Success Waste Yourself
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Mental Myself Play See Sports
Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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Herself Old Strong Yourself
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Decision Person Slow Wisdom
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Game Life Service Win Yourself
Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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Family Father Goodness Myself Yourself
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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Care Competition Fashion Success Waste Yourself

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