There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and….

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

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike..

Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or….

Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in ….

Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if….

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

You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly w….

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing..

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

The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circ….

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

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

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

A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect se….

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 whateve….

There were times when I asked myself whether I was being principled or simply a coward.... I was wrapped in the cocoon of tennis early in life, mainl….

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time..

Start where you are, use what you have..

I wish more of us could understand that our increasing isolation, no matter how much it seems to express pride and self-affirmation, is not the answe….