We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
ARTHUR ASHEFrom what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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 keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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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