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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

Arthur Ashe

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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Myself Sports Walk Yourself
I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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Darkness Funny Inspirational Myself Wind
When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Deep Education Mindset Pay Price Sports Young
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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Beautiful Defeat Game Lost Play Satisfaction Victory Win 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
If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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Bad Failure Life Myself Sports
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. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Selfish Sports
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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Attitude Bad Dignity Face Goodness Myself Try
Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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God Goodness Himself Myself Play See
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Best Inspirational Race Yourself
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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Independent Life Play Walk 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
With what we give, we make a life.
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Generosity Life One Liner
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Home Myself Sports Strength
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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Achievement Hope Myself Sports Try Worth

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

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