When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

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.

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.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

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.

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

There is a syndrome in sports called "paralysis by analysis."

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.

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

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.

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

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.

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.

Clothes and manners do not make the man but when he is made they greatly improve his appearance.

Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.

You learn about equality in history and civics but you find out life is not really like that.

Fear isnt an excuse to come to a standstill. Its the impetus to step up and strike.

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.

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.

I always looked for a man to rescue me and bring me happiness. I bought into that myth, of course, and looked for my own Prince Charming.

Happiness is the harvest of a quiet eye.

No one is guaranteed happiness. You can pursue it, but if you happen to find success along the way on that road to happiness, Conservatives believe you should not be demonized or penalized for it.

To describe happiness is to diminish it.

All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.

So many people have said that to me, that what they really like about Alex is what she brings out in Marissa, and what this situation brings out in her, a hint of happiness and another side to her character.

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

To be able to throw one's self away for the sake of a moment, to be able to sacrifice years for a woman's smile - that is happiness.