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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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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me
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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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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 guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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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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