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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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.
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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.
We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.