Author: Arthur Ashe

Quotes

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.

- Arthur Ashe

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

- 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.

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

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 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

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

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

- Arthur Ashe

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

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

- 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.

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

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