Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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.
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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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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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