Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
ARTHUR ASHEWhen we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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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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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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