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"My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played."
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"One can find so many pains when the rain is falling."

"The hidden hand of contentment is in the rewards of the gratified. The hidden hand of bliss is in the rewards of the tranquil. The hidden hand of happiness is in the rewards of the elated. The hidden hand of joy is in the rewards of the jubilant."

"Love in fools is better than hate in the wise."

"If you get too close to the sun, you will burn; if you get too far, you will freeze: this is how it is with passion."

"Love is the greatest drug; joy is the strongest medicine; virtue is the noblest remedy; together, they are the greatest therapy."

"Love that hurts is better than hate that tickles."

"One who loves lives a thousand years in one day, one who hates only lives one day in a thousand years."

"Hate spreads in the direction it is blown, but love spreads in all directions."

"The universe acknowledges the value of your tears; for when it rains, it is shedding its own."

"When love enters your heart, hate is given an eviction notice."
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"Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient."

"The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants."

"My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played."

"Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court."

"No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different."

"I love the feel of hitting the ball hard, the pleasure of a rally. It is these things that make tennis the delightful game that it is."

"The angle from which the line and ball are seen makes a tremendous difference in the call, and the player who is inclined to fret inwardly about decisions should realize this."
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