You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
ARTHUR ASHEI may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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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 spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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’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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