I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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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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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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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I 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.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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