Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEStart where you are, use what you have.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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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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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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