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
Roach in the final. i think i sort of folded in the semifinals. that loss encouraged me to surmount that and go on further because i was damn close. after that wimbledon arthur decided that he didn t have to say a word but his racquet had to talk. beautiful serve. another ace. slides it over to win the game. oh my! look at this. mr. ashe, arthur ashe. what a shot. 68 was a sensational period because i went two months without losing a match anyplace. the only players as well as your confidence lets you. i can hit the ball backwards if i m confident. and then it s time for our first
In the gathering twilight laver serves for the net. rodney george laver will meet tony roach in the final. i think i sort of folded in the semifinals against rod laver. that loss encouraged me to surmount that and go on further because i was damn close. after that wimbledon arthur decided that he didn t have to say a word but his racquet had to talk. beautiful serve. another ace. slides it over to win the game. comes back with it! oh, my! look at that. mr. ashe, arthur ashe. what a shot. 68 was a sensational period because i went two months without losing a match anyplace. arthur ashe earns a tremendous victory.