I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
ARTHUR ASHEI may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.
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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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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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 spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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