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 ASHEA 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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