A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
Arthur Ashe

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

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
Arthur Ashe

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

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.
Arthur Ashe

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
Arthur Ashe

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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