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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.

Arthur Ashe

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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
Complaining
Adversity
Failure
Sports
Happened
Good
Things
Life

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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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There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me
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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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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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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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can do about it.
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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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