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.
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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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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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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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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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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 one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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I 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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Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.
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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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 really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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I don’t care who you are, you’re going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don’t move and you can’t take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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