There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport… It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
ARTHUR ASHELet me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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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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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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