This 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.
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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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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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 terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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