There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
ARTHUR ASHEThere is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
ARTHUR ASHEWhen we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
ARTHUR ASHEYou really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
ARTHUR ASHEI may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
ARTHUR ASHEThe best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEAlways have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
ARTHUR ASHEI have always drawn strength from being close to home.
ARTHUR ASHEIt is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
ARTHUR ASHELife is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
ARTHUR ASHEThe ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHEThere 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.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
ARTHUR ASHEThe ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHEI spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
ARTHUR ASHEIf 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.
ARTHUR ASHE