“ 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
“ 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
“ Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Arthur Ashe
“ When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you. Arthur Ashe
“ True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. Arthur Ashe
“ You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that. 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
“ 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
“ A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me sitting and seeing myself hit the perfect serve. I did that often when I was an athlete. Arthur Ashe
“ One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe
