All 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… Always Tried
- 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… Answer
- Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. Best
- 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… Basketball
- 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… Believe
- Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing. All
- If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters. Ask
- Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Always Try
- 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… Belief
- Clothes and manners do not make the... African American
- Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at… Air
- It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder. Harder
- Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can do about it. Bay
- 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… Among
- If I didn't play tennis I probably would have to see a psychiatrist. Inspirational
- In America you're conditioned to regard everything as a contest. You have to make the Ten Best Dressed List, win this, win that. It drives… America
- Start where you are, use what you have. Inspirational
- The world over - 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis, 500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit,… Asked
- I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster. Attitude
- It doesn't have to glitter to be gold. Glitter
- I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries. Become Convinced
- 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… Athlete
- 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… Constantly
- A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing… Aids
- There were times when I asked myself whether I was being principled or simply a coward.... I was wrapped in the cocoon of tennis early… Accuse