00:00True heroism is remarkably unremarkable.
00:04It is not gaudy or flaunty, but rather is a quiet, internal resolve to do what is right, even when
00:11no one is looking.
00:13Arthur Ashe
00:16I've always felt that if I'm not practicing, somebody else out there is, and when we meet, they will win.
00:23Arthur Ashe
00:27The greatest risk is not taking any risk.
00:31Arthur Ashe
00:35Success is a journey, not a destination.
00:39The doing is often more important than the outcome.
00:43Arthur Ashe
00:46My responsibility is to say something that is useful and meaningful.
00:52Arthur Ashe
00:56I've never had to use my race as an excuse.
01:00I've never wanted to.
01:02I've never wanted to blame anyone else for anything.
01:06Arthur Ashe
01:10You must make a choice to want to do something.
01:14Arthur Ashe
01:18If I were to say, I'm going to be a great player, without thinking about how, I might fail.
01:24But if I think about it, I'm more likely to succeed.
01:29Arthur Ashe
01:32I've always believed that people ought to be able to make choices for themselves, for themselves.
01:39Arthur Ashe
01:42I want to be remembered as a man who was honest and who tried his best.
01:48Arthur Ashe
01:51One moves from a point of being a victim to a point of being a victor.
01:57Arthur Ashe
02:01Attitudes are more important than abilities.
02:04Arthur Ashe
02:08When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
02:13Arthur Ashe
02:16It's not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.
02:21Arthur Ashe
02:25Racism is an illness.
02:28It is a disease that has to be eradicated.
02:32Arthur Ashe
02:35The purpose of life is not to be happy.
02:39It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have
02:45lived and lived well.
02:47Arthur Ashe
02:51One can never have too much time to think, or too much time to improve.
02:56Arthur Ashe
03:00Don't let it be catastrophic.
03:03Arthur Ashe
03:07I learned tennis at the age of seven.
03:10I was not good at it.
03:13I was not talented.
03:15I did not have natural ability.
03:19Arthur Ashe
03:22We must try to satisfy our desires in a way that does not cause harm to others.
03:28Arthur Ashe
03:30We must try to satisfy our desires in a way that does not cause harm to others.
03:30We must try to satisfy our desires in a way that does not cause harm to others.
03:32Arthur Ashe
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