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Arthur Ashe

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 ASHE

Brave Generosity Kindness Price Service True
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Selfish Sports
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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Attitude Bad Dignity Face Goodness Myself Try
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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Acceptance Alone Lonely Myself People Sports
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Death Feeling Myself Sorry
I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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Battle Important Motivational Myself Responsibility Self Love Sports True
It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Appearance Gold Myself One Liner
I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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Learning Men Moments Myself Need Strength Weakness
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHE

Generosity Life One Liner
Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHE

Action Fear Inspirational Motivational
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Game Life Service Win Yourself
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Equality Learning Life Sports Yourself
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
ARTHUR ASHE

Game Life Service Win Yourself
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Last Library Myself Time
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Fall Feeling Friendship Life Myself Praise Sick Smile Yourself

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