I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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We 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.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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