that s it. new ball. shots are 2-2. got by him. comes back with it! you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you re playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor s edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body s floating within myself. the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs but a new, young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced and he is not white. i sense confusion in what an athlete should be, especially an african american context. does still persist in the world about black athletes because we tend to do disproportionately well in athletes. i like to fight the myth. there are lots of us who can think as well as run, jump, hit tennis balls, dunk basketballs. and the challenge now is to convince young black athletes that the
that s it. [ applause ] 2-2. comes back with it! you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you re playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor s edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body s floating within myself. the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and forth between white baselines in all-white country clubs. but a new young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced, and he is not white. i sense confusion in what an athlete should be, especially in an african american context. there does still persist in the world myths about black athletes because we tend to do disproportionately well in athletics. some people think we are all brawn and no brains. and i like to fight the myth. there are lots of us who can think as well as run, jump, hit tennis balls, dunk basketb
late in the match, arthur is sitting there looking at something. i m looking, i m trying to figure out what the hell is he thinking about. then i saw that piece of paper. i said my god, he s sitting there reading that envelope. arthur went back to the fourth set and continued to dink and push. advantage, ashe. and give jimmy no pace. it was the most brilliant and fascinating tactical tennis match i have ever seen. ashe serving for the match. arthur ashe stands with two
late in the match, arthur is sitting there looking at something. i m looking, i m trying to figure out what the hell is he thinking about. then i saw that piece of paper. i said my god, he s sitting there reading that envelope. arthur went back to the fourth set and continued to dink and push. advantage, ashe. and give jimmy no pace. it was the most brilliant and fascinating tactical tennis match i have ever seen. ashe serving for the match. arthur ashe stands with two championship points. 40-15.