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.
ARTHUR ASHEIt doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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With what we give, we make a life.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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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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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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