Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.
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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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It's an amazing feeling to have, I find it very hard to believe.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it's like to be stepped on, I know what it's like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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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.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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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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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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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on.
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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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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.