"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." - Arthur Ashe

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.

"The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?

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