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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

Care

Deep

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.

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

Arthur Ashe

Life

Living

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

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

Arthur Ashe

Decisions

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

Wind

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

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 reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

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

Arthur Ashe

America

College

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

Arthur Ashe

Happiness

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

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

Arthur Ashe

Attitude