Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
ARTHUR ASHEDo not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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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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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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I spent many, many hours in libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.
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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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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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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.
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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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You’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.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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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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Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, “Let’s see if he can juggle another one.”
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
ARTHUR ASHE