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.”
ARTHUR ASHEWhen bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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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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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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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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