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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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
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Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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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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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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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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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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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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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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