You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
Arthur AsheRead
I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.
Interpretation
Stay authentic to yourself and choose your battles wisely.
This quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity and self-responsibility. Arthur Ashe suggests that one must prioritize personal integrity by being true to oneself and focusing on battles that genuinely matter, reflecting a deep understanding of personal values and choices in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about personal growth.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
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.
Trust has to be earned, and should come only after the passage of time.
We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.
If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.
And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me
I accept myself unconditionally right now
There are no problems, only solutions.
It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge.
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