I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.
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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. Do what you can.
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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 don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ""paralysis by analysis.""
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
Arthur Ashe in Off the Court (1981)
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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