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.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
ARTHUR ASHEIf one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
ARTHUR ASHEWith what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEA wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
ARTHUR ASHEIf I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
ARTHUR ASHEI guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
ARTHUR ASHEWe 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.
ARTHUR ASHEMy potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
ARTHUR ASHEIt is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
ARTHUR ASHEA couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
ARTHUR ASHEIf 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.
ARTHUR ASHEYou learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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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