--- title: "3 Blacks Quotes By Arthur Ashe" description: "3 Blacks quotes by Arthur Ashe. Plus more from Arthur Ashe and more Blacks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/arthur-ashe-8868_athlete_seven-out-of-10-black-faces-you-see-on-t_303782.png" --- > [Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/seven-out-of-10-black-faces-you-see-on-television-are-athletes-the/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/arthur-ashe-8868_athlete_seven-out-of-10-black-faces-you-see-on-t_303782.png) > [I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-have-become-convinced-that-we-blacks-spend-too-much-time-on-the/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/arthur-ashe-8868_blacks_i-have-become-convinced-that-we-blacks-s_940035.png) > [There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/there-is-a-terrific-apprehension-among-some-people-that-blacks-will/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/arthur-ashe-8868_apprehension_there-is-a-terrific-apprehension-among-s_1038125.jpg) ## Other authors on Blacks - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ann-petry-13575.jpg) Ann Petry 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/ann-petry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-angie-thomas-2699.jpg) Angie Thomas 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/angie-thomas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-jesse-lee-peterson-5122.jpg) Jesse Lee Peterson 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/jesse-lee-peterson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-shelby-steele-84811.jpg) Shelby Steele 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/shelby-steele/) - [Martin Luther King Jr 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/martin-luther-king-jr-2/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-ridley-52179.jpg) John Ridley 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/john-ridley/) - [Clint Smith 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/clint-smith/) - [Maya Angelou 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/maya-angelou/) ## More by 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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-accepted-the-face-that-as-much-as-i-want-to-lead-others-and-love-to/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/true-heroism-is-remarkably-sober-very-undramatic-it-is-not-the-urge/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [My humanity, in common with all of God's children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/my-humanity-in-common-with-all-of-god-s-children-gives-the-greatest/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [I would like to flood South Africa with black personages of all sorts of persuasions: writers, educators, businessmen, you name it. If you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-would-like-to-flood-south-africa-with-black-personages-of-all-sorts/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/success-is-a-journey-not-a-destination-the-doing-is-usually-more/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/if-i-don-t-ask-why-me-after-my-victories-i-cannot-ask-why-me-after-my/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/someone-once-told-me-that-god-figured-that-i-was-a-pretty-good/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-know-i-could-never-forgive-myself-if-i-elected-to-live-without/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [ I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. \[Tennis\] was purely selfish; that was for me. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-don-t-want-to-be-remembered-for-my-tennis-accomplishments-that-s-no/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/seven-out-of-10-black-faces-you-see-on-television-are-athletes-the/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/you-learn-about-equality-in-history-and-civics-but-you-find-out-life/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/if-i-didn-t-play-tennis-i-probably-would-have-to-see-a-psychiatrist/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/some-folks-call-tennis-a-rich-people-s-sport-or-a-white-person-s-game/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/i-have-always-tried-to-be-true-to-myself-to-pick-those-battles-i-felt/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) > [We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-ashe/we-blacks-look-for-leadership-in-men-and-women-of-such-youth-and/) [Arthur Ashe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-ashe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blacks/arthur-ashe/#itemlist", "name": "3 Blacks Quotes By Arthur Ashe", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. 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