Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHEIn 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?
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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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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