Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHEAlways have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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