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> [It's an abnormal world I live in. I don't belong anywhere. It's like I'm floating down the middle. I'm never quite sure where I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/it-s-an-abnormal-world-i-live-in-i-don-t-belong-anywhere-it-s-like-i/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

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## More by Arthur Ashe

> [I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-accepted-the-face-that-as-much-as-i-want-to-lead-others-and-love-to/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/true-heroism-is-remarkably-sober-very-undramatic-it-is-not-the-urge/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [My humanity, in common with all of God's children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/my-humanity-in-common-with-all-of-god-s-children-gives-the-greatest/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [I would like to flood South Africa with black personages of all sorts of persuasions: writers, educators, businessmen, you name it. If you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-would-like-to-flood-south-africa-with-black-personages-of-all-sorts/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/success-is-a-journey-not-a-destination-the-doing-is-usually-more/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/if-i-don-t-ask-why-me-after-my-victories-i-cannot-ask-why-me-after-my/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/someone-once-told-me-that-god-figured-that-i-was-a-pretty-good/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-know-i-could-never-forgive-myself-if-i-elected-to-live-without/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [ 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. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-don-t-want-to-be-remembered-for-my-tennis-accomplishments-that-s-no/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/seven-out-of-10-black-faces-you-see-on-television-are-athletes-the/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/you-learn-about-equality-in-history-and-civics-but-you-find-out-life/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/if-i-didn-t-play-tennis-i-probably-would-have-to-see-a-psychiatrist/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/some-folks-call-tennis-a-rich-people-s-sport-or-a-white-person-s-game/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-have-always-tried-to-be-true-to-myself-to-pick-those-battles-i-felt/)

[Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/)

> [We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/we-blacks-look-for-leadership-in-men-and-women-of-such-youth-and/)

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