If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHEThe ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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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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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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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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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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 have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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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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