My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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 take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I 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.
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