i am fascinated by what made people what they are. that one moment when their life changed completely. mine happened when i was 10 years old. on the courts next to my house in richmond, virginia, during an idle moment when the courts weren t being used and dr. johnson saw me during that moment. dr. johnson had been a physician. he built a tennis court in his backyard and started a junior development program for young black kids in the early 50s and he had helped althea gibson to become terrific. if you were black and wanted to get good in tennis, you had to go to dr. johnson. you get there, you d see this clay court in the yard, lights. and this was our life, practice, practice, practice, hone your skills. that was called the junior development program. dr. johnson also made us read just about every tennis book there was.
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