Mr. Arthur Ashe, he was good. I read some of his books. He knew about everything, but he was real quiet and didn`t talk much. I never met him.
- Mike TysonAnd I`m going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we`ll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I`d like to think I`m going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year!
- Jim ValvanoI can`t tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.
- Jim ValvanoI will play (in Ashe) also.
- Svetlana Kuznetsova(But the tennis association wouldn`t -- and didn`t -- do it that way.) We decided both quarterfinals should be in Ashe, as we have before, ... Both delivered on drama. They`re top names and both matches were epics.
- David Newman