Quotes by Arthur Ashe

• The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
• You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
• When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
• When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.
• We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
• 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.
• You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
• 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.
• A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
• Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
• Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
• From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
• I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I am something of a loner.
• 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.
• I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
• I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.
• I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
• I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
• Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
• I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.
• If I were to say, "God, why me?" about the bad things, then I should have said, "God, why me?" about the good things that happened in my life.
• If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
• Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
• Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
• My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.
• One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
• Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
• Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
• There is a syndrome in sports called "paralysis by analysis."
• Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is more important than the outcome.
• Success is a journey, not a destination; the doing is often more important than the outcome.
• Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.
• Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome
• Success is a journey, not a destination; the doing is often more important than the outcome
• The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Go boldly in the direction of your dreams and dare to bring them to life.
• Success is journey, not a destination.
• Success is a journey, not a destination - the doing is often more important than the outcome
• Don't watch the clock; make every moment count.
• Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the forces.