The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEYou’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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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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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