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.
ARTHUR ASHEI have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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 make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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 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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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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If I were to say, ‘God, why me?’ about the bad things, then I should have said, ‘God, why me?’ about the good things that happened in my life.
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