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Arthur Ashe

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Hard Work Play Success Talent Try Win
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Appearance Gold Myself One Liner
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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Dignity Enemy Friendship Hands Ourselves
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Discover Goodness Myself Sports
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Generosity Inspirational Kindness Life Teaching
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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Independent Life Play Walk Yourself
We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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Believe Education Equality Justice Law Love Man Old Ourselves Power Respect Woman Young Youth
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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God Goodness Himself Myself Play See
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Earn Relationship Time Trust
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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Independent Life Play Walk Yourself
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Athlete Attitude Ideal Lose Mental Sports
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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Fall Feeling Friendship Life Myself Praise Sick Smile Yourself
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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Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Earn Relationship Time Trust
Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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Athlete Black Carry Community Face Himself See Sports Yourself

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