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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

Arthur Ashe

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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Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
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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Best Judgement Life Myself Time
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Earn Relationship Time Trust
With what we give, we make a life.
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Generosity Life One Liner
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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Brave Generosity Kindness Price Service True
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
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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Beautiful Defeat Game Lost Play Satisfaction Victory Win Yourself
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Funny Sick Sports
You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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Achievement Sacrifice Sports Success Time True Worth Yourself
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Last Library Myself Time
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Equality Learning Life Sports Yourself
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Appearance Confidence Feeling Win Yourself
Start where you are, use what you have.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive Satisfaction Yourself
I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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Election Forgiveness Generosity Help Human Joy Live Myself Poor Purpose Recognition Try Unfortunate
It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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Live Myself Quite World

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

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