It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
ARTHUR ASHEFear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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.
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If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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My humanity, in common with all of God’s children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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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If I don’t ask “Why me?” after my victories, I cannot ask “Why me?” after my setbacks and disasters.
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Start where you are, use what you have.
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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
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