I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
ARTHUR ASHEDrummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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