Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
ARTHUR ASHEDrummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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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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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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