The Arthur Ashe Award is an ESPY award given to people who have the courage and kindness to do what others couldn't. It was made in his honor both for his involvement in helping to stop apartheid in South Africa and for his coming out with having AIDS.
Past winners:
"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul." - Jim Valvano
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jim_valvano.html#8vBft9WUfYxXxhOP.99 "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/muhammad_ali.html#fosCCLPZOLWXbg0i.99 "Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball." - Billie Jean King
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/b/billie_jean_king.html#iZLRyFS1KHeh3qlm.99 "Peace, unity, and harmony!" - Cathy Freeman
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/cathy_freeman.html “Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, fuels our love and carries our friendships, stimulates our intellect, and pushes our limits... A passion for life is contagious and uplifting. Passion cuts both ways... Those that make you feel on top of the world are equally able to turn it upside down... In my life I want to create passion in my own life and with those I care for. I want to feel, experience and live every emotion. I will suffer through the bad for the heights of the good.” - Pat Tillman
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/7372794.Pat_Tillman "Heroism isn't a one time thing. Live heroically." - Jim MacLaren
http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/jim_maclaren.html "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." - Nelson Mandela
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/n/nelson_mandela.html#yvYbyFOePJ2X4131.99 "It's about focusing on the fight and not the fright" - Robin Roberts
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/robin_roberts.html Robin Roberts' speech on the Arthur Ashe Award.
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"There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option." - Dean Smith
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dean_smith.html#0b2WDb1QKSMcSIMv.99 "The heroes of flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten." - Jim Ramstad
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jim_ramstad.html "Once you take care of people, people respect you." - George Weah
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_weah.html#uD6eTCGdJwDRA5t2.99 "I had no regrets, I have no regrets, I will never have any regrets. We were there to stand up for human rights and to stand up for black Americans. We wanted to make them better in the United States." - Tommie Smith
http://www.quotesdaddy.com/author/Tommie+Smith “I talk about leaders setting an example, the responsibility of being a leader, and the idea of being a servant and a giver. I talk about standing up to do what is right when nobody else will, and letting other players know when they’re doing something wrong. I also explain the importance of being a role model—that leaders have to set the tone for other players to follow. I talk about the respect that they have to gain with other young people. I tell them that everyone might not always like you, but you should act in such a way that they respect you.” - Ed Thomas
https://screenwritingfromiowa.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/off-screen-quote-of-the-day-13-ed-thomas/ "The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything." - Pat Summitt
http://www.whshoops.com/Quotes/Quotes.asp?AuthorID=104 "Great things happen when you have the courage to be yourself." - Michael Sam
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/07/17/watch-michael-sam-great-things-can-happen-when-you-have-the-courage-to-be-yourself/ Michael Sam's Speech on the Arthur Ashe Award
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