Arthur Ashe

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

- 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

"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."

- Arthur Ashe

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

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

- Arthur Ashe

"From what we get, we can make a living. What we give; however, makes a life."

- Arthur Ashe

"Your time is now. Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

"“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”"

- Arthur Ashe

"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can. Happy Sunday."

- Arthur Ashe

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

- Arthur Ashe

"Success is a journey, not a destination."

- Arthur Ashe

"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory."

- Arthur Ashe

""Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.""

- Arthur Ashe

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can"

- 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

"Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears."

- Arthur Ashe

"To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, and do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

"From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life."

- Arthur Ashe

"Sometimes, a defeat can be more beautiful and satisfying than certain victories. The English have a point in insisting that it matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game."

- 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