If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEYou really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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You 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.
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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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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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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