Before me, sprinters retired at 23 or 24. I run because I still like it, I can make a living, and I feel I was born to do it. And because people tell me I can't do it.Evelyn Ashford
I may not be walking with you all the way, or even much of the way, as I walk with you now. 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
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. Arthur Ashe
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. 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
My potential is more than can be expressed within the bounds of my race or ethnic identity. 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 outcomeArthur 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
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
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you. Arthur Ashe