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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

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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.
Sports
Work
Good
Tennis
Discovered
Later

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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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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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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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In America you're conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ's sake?
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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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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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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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