I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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 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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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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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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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