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.
ARTHUR ASHEYou really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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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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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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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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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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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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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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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 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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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