You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
ARTHUR ASHEI take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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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 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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