One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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