I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
ARTHUR ASHEI have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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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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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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.
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