Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth10 July 1943
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
sports people loner
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.
dad names would-be
Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
personality victory why-me
If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.
life sports court
If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?
inspirational funny dark
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.
clothes african-american appearance
Clothes and manners do not make the...
believe men law
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.
wall school library
Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
sports home
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
art moving balls
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.
sorry gone feels
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
justice abnormal world
It's an abnormal world I live in. I don't belong anywhere. It's like I'm floating down the middle. I'm never quite sure where I am.
cheer fall heart
Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on.
failure inward losing
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.