The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. read more

The person who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't
succeed; you must have a larger ambition. There is no mystery in business
success...If you do each day's task successfully, and stay faithfully
within these natural operations of commercial laws which I talk so much
about, and keep your head clear, you will come out all right.

You grow up the first day you have your first good laugh-at yourself.

You grow up the first day you have your first good laugh-at yourself.

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your read more

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along too.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty.

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because read more

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.

The inspiration of the almighty gives man understanding.

The inspiration of the almighty gives man understanding.