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.
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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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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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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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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