With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEDo not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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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 spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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 you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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