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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

Arthur Ashe

If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Mental Myself Play See Sports
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Reward
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Game Life Service Win 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
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Death Feeling Myself Sorry
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Funny Sick Sports
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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Election Forgiveness Generosity Help Human Joy Live Myself Poor Purpose Recognition Try Unfortunate
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose
Start where you are, use what you have.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive Satisfaction Yourself
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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Achievement Career Sports
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Athlete Attitude Ideal Lose Mental 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
Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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Athlete Black Carry Community Face Himself See Sports Yourself
Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Democracy Play Politics Sports Thinking
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Last Library Myself Time
We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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Dignity Enemy Friendship Hands Ourselves

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

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