One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
ARTHUR ASHELet me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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There 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.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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If 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.
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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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