Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
ARTHUR ASHEDo not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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