We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
ARTHUR ASHERacism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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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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Life is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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