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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

Arthur Ashe

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHE

Generosity Inspirational Kindness Life Teaching
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Bad Failure Life Myself Sports
It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Hard Work Play Success Talent Try Win
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Learning Men Moments Myself Need Strength Weakness
I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
ARTHUR ASHE

Battle Important Motivational Myself Responsibility Self Love Sports True
This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
ARTHUR ASHE

Achievement Career Sports
I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
ARTHUR ASHE

Breathe Care Myself Start Weakness Yourself
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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Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
ARTHUR ASHE

Attitude Bad Dignity Face Goodness Myself Try
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHE

Athlete Attitude Ideal Lose Mental Sports
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHE

Generosity Inspirational Kindness Life Teaching
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
ARTHUR ASHE

Last Library Myself Time
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.”
ARTHUR ASHE

God Goodness Himself Myself Play See
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
ARTHUR ASHE

Achievement Hope Myself Sports Try Worth
Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
ARTHUR ASHE

Family Father Goodness Myself Yourself

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