“The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?”

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.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.

I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.

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

We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.

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.

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

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.

Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.

I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.

Healing is the process of accepting all, then choosing best.

You’ll live. Only the best get killed.

And you, you’ll always be the most brilliant mystery a masterpiece of october midnight hauntings my best dressed trauma at the evening masquerade.

I made a conscious decision to live my life the best way I could and that meant to publicise myself as little as possible.

The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.

Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you.

Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

I had best friends who were in the industry, and I’m like, it’s cool if you get a job, and I’m happy.