With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEWith what we give, we make a life.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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 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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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 I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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 don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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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