Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
ARTHUR ASHEDo not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
More Arthur Ashe Quotes
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We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
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I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.
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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 accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
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I don’t want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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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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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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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 have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game.
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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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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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