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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.

Arthur Ashe

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
ARTHUR ASHE

Earn Relationship Time Trust
Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
ARTHUR ASHE

Democracy Play Politics Sports Thinking
If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
ARTHUR ASHE

Appearance Mean Myself Oneself Reputation Respect
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHE

Mental Myself Play See Sports
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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Decision Person Slow Wisdom
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
ARTHUR ASHE

Death Feeling Myself Sorry
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
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Battle Important Motivational Myself Responsibility Self Love Sports True
If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
ARTHUR ASHE

Appearance Mean Myself Oneself Reputation Respect
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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Control Defeat Failure Lose
I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Last Library Myself Time
I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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Black Education Library Myself Play Time
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 ASHE

Election Forgiveness Generosity Help Human Joy Live Myself Poor Purpose Recognition Try Unfortunate
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Breathe Care Myself Start Weakness Yourself
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
ARTHUR ASHE

Challenge Fear Lose Time Win Yourself
I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
ARTHUR ASHE

Myself Sports Walk Yourself

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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