True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
ARTHUR ASHESometimes, 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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