If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEThere 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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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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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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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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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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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 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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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