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.

With what we give, we make a life.

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

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

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 lost, but how you played the game.

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.

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