When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
ARTHUR ASHEI take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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