I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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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.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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.
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