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.
ARTHUR ASHEMartina’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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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