From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHELet me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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