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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

Arthur Ashe

Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHE

Action Fear Inspirational Motivational
I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
ARTHUR ASHE

Learning Men Moments Myself Need Strength Weakness
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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Early Fun Myself Start
My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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Children Generosity God Greatness Humanity Possible
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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Important Inspirational Life Lose Motivation Win Yourself
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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Myself Sports Walk Yourself
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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Black Education Library Myself Play Time
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Confidence Important Inspirational Motivational Oneself Preparation Success
It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Appearance Gold Myself One Liner
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Expectation Feeling Life Sorry Strong Yourself
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose
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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Bad Failure Life Myself Sports
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Mental Myself Play See Sports
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 ASHE

Fall Feeling Friendship Life Myself Praise Sick Smile Yourself
We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
ARTHUR ASHE

Dignity Enemy Friendship Hands Ourselves
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Expectation Feeling Life Sorry Strong Yourself

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

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