My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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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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