Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
ARTHUR ASHE
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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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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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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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’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.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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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.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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