110 Quotes by Arthur Ashe

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    Martina’s like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she’s going to do, but there isn’t a thing you can do about it.

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    Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you’re behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

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    Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.

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    You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.

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    The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be number one.

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    Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.

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    I learned to raise my eye to the high moral ground, and to stake my future on it.

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    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.

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