With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEEvery time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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