Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
– Arthur Ashe
Every time you win, it diminishes the fear a little bit. You never really cancel the fear of losing; you keep challenging it.
– Arthur Ashe
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.
– 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
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
– Arthur Ashe
There is a syndrome in sports called ''paralysis by analysis.''
– 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've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
– Arthur Ashe
Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.
– Arthur Ashe
You learn about equality in history and civics, but you find out life is not really like that.
– Arthur Ashe
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
– 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
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
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
– Arthur Ashe
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
– 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
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 have always drawn strength from being close to home.