Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEI have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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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 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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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