When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
ARTHUR ASHELater, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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.
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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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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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