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.
ARTHUR ASHESomeone 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.”
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
-
-
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
ARTHUR ASHE -
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
ARTHUR ASHE -
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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 ASHE -
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.
ARTHUR ASHE -
The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHE -
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
ARTHUR ASHE -
Start where you are, use what you have.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHE -
You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
ARTHUR ASHE -
With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHE







