If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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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 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.
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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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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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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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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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