We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
ARTHUR ASHEEvery time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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