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
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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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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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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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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.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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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.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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