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.
ARTHUR ASHEI don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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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 tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don’t feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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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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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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