Arthur Ashe
Tennis Player
1943-07-10 – 1993-02-06
American tennis champion and civil rights advocate who became the first Black man to win the singles titles at the US Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon. Beyond tennis, he was a prominent voice for social justice, education, and HIV/AIDS awareness. His legacy spans sport, public service, and philanthropy.
Quotes by Arthur Ashe
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Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
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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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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
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Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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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.
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You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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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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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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An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
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From what we get we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
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I'm learning to use others' weaknesses. I don't hammer a man's soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.
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