My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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 I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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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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Start where you are, use what you have.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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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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You’ve got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, “Did I make the best use of the time I had?
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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