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"Nothing should lead you aside from your planned route."

"If you desire to be productive with your time, you should select a maximum of two things that are your highest priority, and plan time to work on them."

"To develop stronger focus, develop a greater reason or meaning for your goal."

"Think of success. Dream of Success. Live for success."

"The quality of time you are able to concentrate and use to produce values is what determines your greatness."

"If you hold a candle close to you, its flame rises. And if you hold it away from you, its flame shrinks. The same way you hold a candle close to you, keep all your plans, aspirations, projects, and dreams close to you too. Do not share your plans or goals until you complete them, because as you hold your candle away from you, your goals will shrink in the eyes of others. Envy, jealousy, and resentment will put out your flame before it grows."

"It does not matter how long it takes to reach the goal. With persistent focus, commitment and enthusiasm, you will make it a reality."
Explore more quotes by Helen Wills Moody

"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."

"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."

"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."

"Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient."

"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."
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