From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHESeven 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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