The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHEFear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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