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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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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
Must
Sports
Believe
Education
Men
Law
Love
Power
Young
Women
Wells
Laws
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Respect

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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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If I don't ask Why me? after my victories, I cannot ask Why me? after my setbacks and disasters.
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The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'
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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'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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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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If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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