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Arthur Ashe

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A name that surfaces again and again in collections of great quotes, Arthur Ashe clearly understood the power of language. Arthur Ashe's observations on Success are as sharp as their thoughts on Trust, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection holds 19 quotes from Arthur Ashe, each offering a different angle on Success, Trust, Time, Strength, and Sports. Consider this gem from Arthur Ashe: "There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'"

“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

Best

All Quotes by Arthur Ashe

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

— Arthur Ashe

Equality

“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

God

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

— Arthur Ashe

Success

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

— Arthur Ashe

Attitude

“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

Best

“Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.”

— Arthur Ashe

Time

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

— Arthur Ashe

Sports

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

— Arthur Ashe

Success

“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

Hope

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

— Arthur Ashe

Friendship

“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.”

— Arthur Ashe

Education

“I have always drawn strength from being close to home.”

— Arthur Ashe

Home

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

— Arthur Ashe

Happiness