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.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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 want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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