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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?

Arthur Ashe

I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
ARTHUR ASHE

Last Library Myself Time
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Discover Goodness Myself Sports
Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHE

Action Fear Inspirational Motivational
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
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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Athlete Black Carry Community Face Himself See Sports Yourself
You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
ARTHUR ASHE

Expectation Feeling Life Sorry Strong Yourself
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Appearance Confidence Feeling Win Yourself
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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Black Education Library Myself Play Time
With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHE

Generosity Life One Liner
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Accomplishment Myself Remember Selfish Sports
Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
ARTHUR ASHE

Herself Old Strong Yourself
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Education Library Myself Play Time
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHE

Mental Myself Play See Sports
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Accomplishment Myself Remember Selfish Sports
Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
ARTHUR ASHE

Game Life Service Win Yourself
Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
ARTHUR ASHE

Democracy Play Politics Sports Thinking

In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?

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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?

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