The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEIn America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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 don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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