Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHERegardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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 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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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