"Racism is not an excuse to not..." - Quote by Arthur Ashe
Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.
More by Arthur Ashe
“You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.”
“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.”
“There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'”
More on Effort
“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”
“Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.”
More on Responsibility
“If you insist on being determined by the past that's your game, but the fact of the matter is it all starts right now.”
“Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.”
“The vast majority of our troubles and heartaches would simply vanish from view if only we could remember - before we act - that we are made victims mostly by our own tendencies.”