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.
ARTHUR ASHEOne important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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