True heroism is remarkably ...

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.
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.
 Arthur Ashe

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Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
 William Tecumseh Sherman
I'm a fighter through and through. I don't fear any person and to go inside that ring with a feared mentality, why even go inside the ring?
 Daniel Jacobs
I think there was the studio mentality for a long time that women and girls can relate to a male hero, but boys and men can't relate to a female hero.
 Jennifer Lawrence
Bravery is fearlessness-the absence of fear. The merest dolt may be brave because he lacks the mentality to appreciate his danger.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities... because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

Quotes from the same author

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
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
 Arthur Ashe
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
 Arthur Ashe
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
 Arthur Ashe
It's an abnormal world I live in. I don't belong anywhere. It's like I'm floating down the middle. I'm never quite sure where I am.
 Arthur Ashe