Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth10 July 1943
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
clothes african-american appearance
Clothes and manners do not make the...
believe men law
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.
wall school library
Throughout my formal education I spent many, many hours in public and school libraries. Libraries became courts of last resort, as it were. The current definitive answer to almost any question can be found within the four walls of most libraries.
sports home
I have always drawn strength from being close to home.
art moving balls
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.
sorry gone feels
Do not feel sorry for me if I am gone.
justice abnormal world
It's an abnormal world I live in. I don't belong anywhere. It's like I'm floating down the middle. I'm never quite sure where I am.
cheer fall heart
Wherever I am when you feel sick at heart and weary of life, or when you stumble and fall and don’t know if you can get up again, think of me. I will be watching and smiling and cheering on.
failure inward losing
Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat.
time air balls
Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."
player winning tennis
It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
tennis green packers
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.
sports people tennis
There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
mean reputation possession
If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.