Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become … - Andre Agassi

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Ah, how lucky are the lieutenants, the six-foot Junkers, and all the rest of the Don Juan clan!. . . The bookworm, be he ever so decent and clever, is really only pleasing to himself and a small handful of others. The world passes him by and beckons to life and beauty. . . to gay and handsome creatures to whom the hearts of their fellow men continue to turn.

Andre Agassi

Freed from the thoughts of winning, I instantly play better. I stop thinking, start feeling. My shots become a half-second quicker, my decisions become the product of instinct rather than logic.

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It's no accident, I think, that tennis uses the language of life. Advantage, service, fault, break, love, the basic elements of tennis are those of everyday existence, because every match is a life in miniature. Even the structure of tennis, the way the pieces fit inside one another like Russian nesting dolls, mimics the structure of our days. Points become games become sets become tournaments, and it's all so tightly connected that any point can become the turning point. It reminds me of the way seconds become minutes become hours, and any hour can be our finest. Or darkest. It's our choice.

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What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.

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If you don't practice you don't deserve to win.

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It's shocking how little there is to do with tennis when you're just thinking about nothing except winning every point.

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Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.

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