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Having 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.

Arthur Ashe

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Athlete Attitude Ideal Lose Mental Sports
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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Battle Important Motivational Myself Responsibility Self Love Sports True
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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Equality Learning Life Sports Yourself
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Appearance Confidence Feeling Win Yourself
If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Appearance Mean Myself Oneself Reputation Respect
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Mental Myself Play See Sports
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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Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
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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Important Inspirational Life Lose Motivation Win Yourself
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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Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
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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Education Library Myself Study Time
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
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Brave Generosity Kindness Price Service True
I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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Achievement Hope Myself Sports Try Worth
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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Expectation Feeling Life Sorry Strong Yourself
When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Deep Education Mindset Pay Price Sports Young
Having 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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Face Growth Hard Time Myself
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Creation Different People Problem Sports

Having 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.

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