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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.

Arthur Ashe

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Education Library Myself Play Time
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHE

Best Inspirational Race Yourself
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 ASHE

Breathe Care Myself Start Weakness Yourself
If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
ARTHUR ASHE

Independent Life Play Walk Yourself
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Believe Black Children Glory Myself Ourselves Professional Sports Strong Time
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHE

Accomplishment Myself Remember Reward
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Learning Men Moments Myself Need Strength Weakness
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
ARTHUR ASHE

Diversity Identity Myself Potential Race Sports
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
ARTHUR ASHE

Challenge Fear Lose Time Win Yourself
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
Start where you are, use what you have.
ARTHUR ASHE

Inspirational Motivational Positive Satisfaction Yourself
I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
ARTHUR ASHE

Acceptance Alone Lonely Myself People Sports
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
ARTHUR ASHE

Competition Play Rival Yourself
Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
ARTHUR ASHE

Family Father Goodness Myself Yourself
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.
ARTHUR ASHE

Expectation Feeling Life Sorry Strong Yourself
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
ARTHUR ASHE

Control Defeat Failure Lose

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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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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