There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
ARTHUR ASHEDrummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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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.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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