When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
ARTHUR ASHEWherever 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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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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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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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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