I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHEIf I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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 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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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Someone 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.”
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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