Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
ARTHUR ASHETrust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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