I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHE
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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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 don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Sometimes, 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.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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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