Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
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At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible.
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Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting.
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Downtown, one has less time. But there are in Europe much people who have the faith, in South America, too.
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I believe in Karma. If the good is sown, the good is collected. When positive things are made, that returns well.
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I did not support any more New York. I lived 10 years there, and after September 11, I felt very European. I did not share the opinion of people in the street, who were deeply influenced by what they heard in the media.
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In black Africa, one does not strike, one does not express, one walks right.
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It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.
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People judged my work without to have listened to it.
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The important thing is staying together if you want to do something special.
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We have a saying in France. A dog doesn't make a cat.
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When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
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