I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHEStart where you are, use what you have.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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With what we give, we make a life.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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.
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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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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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