The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
ARTHUR ASHEI 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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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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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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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Someone 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.”
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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 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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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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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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