If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
ARTHUR ASHELife is like a tennis game. You can’t win without serving.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That’s no contribution to society. Tennis was purely selfish; that was for me.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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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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