Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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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’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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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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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.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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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