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.
ARTHUR ASHETrue heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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With what we give, we make a life.
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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.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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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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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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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