Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHEIf I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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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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