Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
ARTHUR ASHEHaving grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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