From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHESomeone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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 I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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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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