Coaches Hot Seat NFL Quotes of the Day – Monday, July 8, 2013 – Arthur Ashe
Coaches Hot Seat NFL Quotes of the Day – Monday, July 8, 2013 – Arthur Ashe
“A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.”
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“Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.”
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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 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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“I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.”
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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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“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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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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“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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“Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.”
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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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“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”
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“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
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“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”
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“The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.”
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“Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.”
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“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.”
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“We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.”
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“When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.”
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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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“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.”
Wikipedia: Arthur Ashe
