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

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.
Never
Defeat
Losing
Failure
Control
Situation
Sense
Even
Betray
Always
Inward

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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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My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
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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 me nuts sometimes. Who cares, for Christ's sake?
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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.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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