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.
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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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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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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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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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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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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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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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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