I May Not Be Walking With You

Some Folks Call Tennis A Rich People's Sport Or A White Person's Game. I Guess I Started Too Early Because I Just Thought It Was Something Fun To Do. 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 Worthwhile.

Drummed Into Me, Above All, By My Dad, By The Whole Family, Was That Without Your Good Name, You Would Be Nothing.

My Humanity, In Common With All Of God's Children, Gives The Greatest Flight To My Full Range Of My Possibilities.

Fear Isn't An Excuse To Come To A Standstill. It's The Impetus To Step Up And Strike.

Later, I Discovered There Was A Lot Of Work To Being Good In Tennis.