There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
ARTHUR ASHELet me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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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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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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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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