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.
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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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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.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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