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 you on.
ARTHUR ASHERacism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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