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.
ARTHUR ASHEI spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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