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.”
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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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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