Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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It's an amazing feeling to have, I find it very hard to believe.
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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 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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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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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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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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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.