Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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 learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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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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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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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