Quote by Arthur Ashe
We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and i

We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless. . . . We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models. – Arthur Ashe

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When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you. – Arthur Ashe

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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

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

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