From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHELet me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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