I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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