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
First thing he told me is, harry, i understand what you re doing but that s not my way. i thought, i know he gets it. he s in the bowels of the beast. the only one that s out there on the tennis court. the only one that s at the country club. so i know he knows what the deal is and still he says that s not my way. i said to myself, you know what? after all of that this guy must be an uncle tom. this. is the planning effect. this is how it feels to know you have a wealth plan that covers everything that s important to you.
Championship points. 40-15. one of the greatest upsets in the long history of wimbledon. arthur ashe, the first black player to win the men s wimbledon singles title. arthur beat jimmy strategically big time. i think that started to get people thinking. the way black americans reacted when i won wimbledon. it was like joe louis winning the heavyweight championship. that s the first time that black americans really became aware of wimbledon. and now they follow it. and now they re playing tennis like crazy. in 75, we both win in wimbledon. it s like, oh, my god, this is perfect. i remember dancing with him.
In emotional intensity in a match. it can be a weapon that workings without having to hit a ball. arthur ashe now serving again. the first set was long and tough. ball goes up very high on the service toss. he might lose it. split sets until the final set. see if he can get another one. mr. ashe. that s arthur s day. somebody s going to get tired and we were hoping it wasn t our guy. he doesn t believe it. oh boy. when you call him mr. cool advantage mr. ashe.