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Arthur Ashe Quotes

I have always drawn strength from being close to home Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy Picture Quote #1

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting Picture Quote #1

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From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do Picture Quote #1

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now Picture Quote #1

If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it? Picture Quote #1

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Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity Picture Quote #1

Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it Picture Quote #1

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports Picture Quote #1

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat Picture Quote #1

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Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike Picture Quote #1

It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am Picture Quote #1

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing Picture Quote #1

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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 on Picture Quote #1

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities Picture Quote #1

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder Picture Quote #1

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture Picture Quote #1

You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing Picture Quote #1

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost Picture Quote #1

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I have always drawn strength from being close to home (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy (Arthur Ashe Quotes) I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting (Arthur Ashe Quotes) From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do (Arthur Ashe Quotes) I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now (Arthur Ashe Quotes) If you’re paid before you walk on the court, what’s the point in playing as if your life depended on it? (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it’s like to be stepped on, I know what it’s like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it (Arthur Ashe Quotes) I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Fear isn’t an excuse to come to a standstill. It’s the impetus to step up and strike (Arthur Ashe Quotes) It’s an abnormal world I live in. I don’t belong anywhere. It’s like I’m floating down the middle. I’m never quite sure where I am (Arthur Ashe Quotes) I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 (Arthur Ashe Quotes) Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing (Arthur Ashe Quotes) 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 on (Arthur Ashe Quotes) We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities (Arthur Ashe Quotes) It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder (Arthur Ashe Quotes) There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture (Arthur Ashe Quotes) You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing (Arthur Ashe Quotes) True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost (Arthur Ashe Quotes)

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