Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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.
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. I want to be remembered for my contributions to society.
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.
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
Success is a matter of personal commitment.
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
The more you get, the more you want. This is a natural reaction for a competitive person.
True greatness, true leadership, is the result of years of preparation.
I may be the first, but I certainly won’t be the last.
I don’t care what your nationality is, you cannot be developed if you do not have space to serve.
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here.
It’s easier to make a living than it is to make a difference.
You’ve got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.
The keys to success are patience, persistence, and perseverance.
Success is meant to be shared.
My potential is more than can be expressed within the confines of my race or ethnic identity.
The marvelously sustaining thing about tennis is that whatever your age, you never feel too old to improve.
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. I want to be remembered for helping to change the game.
If you think you’re a winner, you may win. But if you think you’re a loser, you’re lost.
A perfect match is not the one that you win, but the one that you give everything you have.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
I may not be walking with you, but I’m walking for you.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
The positive aspects of my life are stronger than any racial or cultural bond.
Success is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
I don’t believe in pessimism. If something doesn’t come up the way you want, forge ahead.
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win.
Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.
If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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.
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
Success is a matter of personal commitment.
Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying black workers less for their work.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
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