True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
ARTHUR ASHEI have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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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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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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