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 ASHEEvery time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
-
-
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I’m learning to use others’ weaknesses. I don’t hammer a man’s soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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.
ARTHUR ASHE -
Start where you are, use what you have.
ARTHUR ASHE -
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
ARTHUR ASHE -
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
ARTHUR ASHE -
With what we give, we make a life.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
ARTHUR ASHE -
Start where you are, use what you have.
ARTHUR ASHE -
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
ARTHUR ASHE -
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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.
ARTHUR ASHE -
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 -
I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
ARTHUR ASHE