Arthur Ashe Quotes about Sports

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.

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

The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.

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.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

I have always drawn strength from being close to home.

I strongly believe the black culture spends too much time, energy and effort raising, praising, and teasing our black children about the dubious glories of professional sports.

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

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

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price.

My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity.

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.

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.

Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do. Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. 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.

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

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

There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.

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 want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.

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

I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now.

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

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