With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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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