A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
ARTHUR ASHETrust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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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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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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If 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.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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 have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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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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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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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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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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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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