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 ASHEWe must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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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We must believe in the power of education. We must respect just laws. We must love ourselves, our old and or young, our women as well as our men.
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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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Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
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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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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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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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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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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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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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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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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