From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHEI may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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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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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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