...I spent many, many hours in...libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. Arthur Ashe More Quotes by Arthur Ashe More Quotes From 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 could never be anything else. Arthur Ashe responsibilitymotivationalsports 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. Arthur Ashe blackbrothernames Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. Arthur Ashe black-historyafrican-americanracism The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. Arthur Ashe athleteattitudesports I have become convinced that we blacks spend too much time on the playing field and too little time in libraries. Arthur Ashe librarytoo-muchlittles 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 no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities. Arthur Ashe basketballleadershipeducation You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself. Arthur Ashe playing-yourselfopponents Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. Arthur Ashe tennisbe-goodsports I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. Arthur Ashe tennisaccomplishmentsports You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that. Arthur Ashe equalitylearningsports 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. Arthur Ashe life-is-shortstrongsorry I wish more of us could understand that our increasing isolation, no matter how much it seems to express pride and self-affirmation, is not the answer to our problems. Rather, the answer is a revival of our ancient commitment to God, who rules over all the peoples of the world and exalts no one over any other, and to the moral and spiritual values which were once legendary in America. We must reach out our hand in friendship both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy. Arthur Ashe pridespiritualcommitment I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting. Arthur Ashe hypnosislasting-lovesports Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it. Arthur Ashe greatnessfearwinning 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. Arthur Ashe sportsmenbelieve Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time. Arthur Ashe trustsportsreality My humanity, in common with all of God's children, gives the greatest flight to my full range of my possibilities. Arthur Ashe humanitygivingchildren You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile. Arthur Ashe sacrificewantsports There's no better stage than the U.S. Open for me Arthur Ashe stage When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. Arthur Ashe collegeeducationsports
