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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

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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.
Fun
Started
Sports
Thought
Something
Guess
Early

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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me
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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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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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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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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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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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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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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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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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