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 ASHEThis 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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 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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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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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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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.
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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 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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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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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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