Quotes by Arthur Ashe

About Arthur Ashe:

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles, ranking him among the best tennis players from the United States.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

Arthur Ashe

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.

Arthur Ashe

Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.

Arthur Ashe

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

Arthur Ashe

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

When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.

Arthur Ashe

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

You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.

Arthur Ashe

Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.

Arthur Ashe

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

Arthur Ashe

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.

Arthur Ashe

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Arthur Ashe

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.

Arthur Ashe

If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?

Arthur Ashe

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.

Arthur Ashe

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

Arthur Ashe

One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.

Arthur Ashe

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Arthur Ashe
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Arthur Ashe

I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.

Arthur Ashe

Author Bio

  • NameArthur Ashe
  • DescriptionAmerican tennis player
  • BornJuly 10, 1943
  • DiedFebruary 6, 1993
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTennis Player; Officer; Sportsperson
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom