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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Funny Sick Sports
With what we give, we make a life.
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Generosity Life One Liner
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
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
When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Deep Education Mindset Pay Price Sports Young
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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Family Father Goodness Myself Yourself
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Home Myself Sports Strength
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Destination Important Inspirational Journey Motivational Success
When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Deep Education Mindset Pay Price Sports Young
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Diversity Identity Myself Potential Race Sports
Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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Action Fear Inspirational Motivational
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Earn Relationship Time Trust
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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Breathe Care Myself Start Weakness 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
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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Achievement Career Sports
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose

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