Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEFrom what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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 doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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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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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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