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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.

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.
Often
Athlete
Body
Serve
Sitting
Visualize
Couple
Visualization
Seeing
Virus
Fighting
Viruses
Perfect
Quietly
Times
Aids

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