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Famous Arthur Ashe Quotes
“I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.”
“I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.”
“When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.”
“Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.”
“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.”
“From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.”
“The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.”
“A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.”
“I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.”
“My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.”
“When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.”
“There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'”
“Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.”
“Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.”
“...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were.”
“If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.”
“Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.”
“The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, "Did I make the best use of the time I had?”
“You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.”
“You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.”
“Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.”
“Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike.”