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.
ARTHUR ASHEI accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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I 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.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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