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 ASHEI 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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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In America you’re conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ’s sake?
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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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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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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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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