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.
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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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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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 have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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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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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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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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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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