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.
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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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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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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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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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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 humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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