It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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 don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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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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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’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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