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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

Arthur Ashe

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Arthur Ashe
Age: 49 †
Born: 1943
Born: July 10
Died: 1993
Died: February 6
Military Officer
Tennis Player
Richmond
Virginia
Arthur Robert Ashe
Jr.
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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, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals, when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'. And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?'
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I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
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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.
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There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me
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If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
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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.
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Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.
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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.
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You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself.
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I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries.
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I would like to flood South Africa with black personages of all sorts of persuasions: writers, educators, businessmen, you name it. If you are black and have any clout at all, I would like to see you go to South Africa and look for yourself and come back and try to use the tools that you have at your command to try and help the brothers down there.
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Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
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I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'
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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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I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
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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.
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
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