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 ASHEDrummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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.
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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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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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