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?

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.

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

Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.

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

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

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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