Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
ARTHUR ASHESometimes, 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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 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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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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