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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.

Arthur Ashe

I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHE

Accomplishment Myself Remember Reward
True 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.
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Brave Generosity Kindness Price Service True
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Athlete Attitude Ideal Lose Mental Sports
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.
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Black Creation Different People Problem Sports
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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Battle Important Motivational Myself Responsibility Self Love Sports True
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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Appearance Confidence Feeling Win Yourself
Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering you on.
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Fall Feeling Friendship Life Myself Praise Sick Smile Yourself
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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Happiness Love Myself Togetherness
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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Dignity Enemy Friendship Hands Ourselves
If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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Mental Myself Play See Sports
I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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Accomplishment Myself Remember Reward
It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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Appearance Gold Myself One Liner
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Discover Goodness Myself Sports
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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Family Father Goodness Myself Yourself
You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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Competition Play Rival Yourself
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
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Funny Sick Sports

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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