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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.
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
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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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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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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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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.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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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