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.
ARTHUR ASHEI accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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A 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.
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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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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.
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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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