Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
ARTHUR ASHEIt’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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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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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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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