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.
ARTHUR ASHESometimes, 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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 don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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