My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
ARTHUR ASHEIf you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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 have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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