You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
ARTHUR ASHEMy humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
ARTHUR ASHEI have always drawn strength from being close to home.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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.
ARTHUR ASHELater, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHEI’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.
ARTHUR ASHEStart where you are, use what you have.
ARTHUR ASHEI 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 ASHEFrom what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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.
ARTHUR ASHEYou 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.
ARTHUR ASHEIt’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
ARTHUR ASHESomeone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
ARTHUR ASHEDo not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
ARTHUR ASHEFear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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