Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHEA 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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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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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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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 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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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