I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
ARTHUR ASHEStart where you are, use what you have.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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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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You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
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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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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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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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If I didn’t play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.
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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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A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It’s the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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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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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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