Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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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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Someone 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.”
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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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