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If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist. — Arthur Ashe

Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn't talk much. I never met him. — Mike Tyson

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Arthur Ashe

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. — Arthur Ashe

I spent many, many hours in ... libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. — Arthur Ashe

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

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

There's just nothing like playing on Arthur Ashe Stadium. It's truly amazing. — Caroline Wozniacki

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. — Arthur Ashe

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

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

I have always drawn strength from being close to home. — Arthur Ashe

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

If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me. — Arthur Ashe

The best way to judge a life is to ask yourself, Did I make the best use of the time I had? — Arthur Ashe

Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving. — Arthur Ashe

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 Ashe

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do. — Arthur Ashe

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe

I met Arthur Ashe a few times. I know how important education was to him. — Caitlyn Jenner

Fear isn't an excuse to come to a standstill. It's the impetus to step up and strike. — Arthur Ashe

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

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you. — Arthur Ashe

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.' — Arthur Ashe

It doesn't have to glitter to be gold. — Arthur Ashe

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. — Arthur Ashe

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder. — Arthur Ashe

Clothes and manners do not make the ... — Arthur Ashe

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. — Arthur Ashe

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters. — Arthur Ashe

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. — Arthur Ashe

There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me — Arthur Ashe

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe

I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries. — Arthur Ashe

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. — Arthur Ashe

Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat. — Arthur Ashe

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone. — Arthur Ashe

I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever. — Jim Valvano

This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour. — Arthur Ashe

If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life. — Arthur Ashe

My humanity, in common with all of God's children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities. — Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid. — Yannick Noah

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

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. — Arthur Ashe

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that. — Arthur Ashe

With what we give, we make a life. — Arthur Ashe

Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing. — Arthur Ashe

You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself. — Arthur Ashe

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions. — Arthur Ashe

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

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. — Arthur Ashe

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

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke. — Arthur Ashe