It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
ARTHUR ASHEYou’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.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
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Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
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You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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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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It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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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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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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It doesn’t have to glitter to be gold.
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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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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
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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.
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