When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
ARTHUR ASHEYou come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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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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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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 take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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