Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
ARTHUR ASHEWe 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 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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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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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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.
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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 don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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