Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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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 may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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