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 ASHEIf you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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If one’s reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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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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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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When bright young minds can’t afford college, America pays the price.
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
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I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
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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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Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
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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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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
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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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