Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth10 July 1943
CityRichmond, VA
CountryUnited States of America
player winning tennis
It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.
tennis green packers
Martina's like the old Green Bay Packers. You know exactly what she's going to do, but there isn't a thing you can do about it.
sports people tennis
There is a terrific apprehension among some people that blacks will take over the sport... It will create problems because their behavior, speech and dress is just a completely different culture.
selfish accomplishment tennis
I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me.
sports tennis be-good
Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis.
sports accomplishment tennis
I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
winning games tennis
Life is like a tennis game. You can't win without serving.
sports together i-loved-you
When we were together, I loved you deeply and you gave me so much happiness I can never repay you.
athlete community black
Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community. He carries the cross, in a way, until blacks make inroads in other dimensions.
attitude trying faces
I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.
sports fun sacrifice
Some folks call tennis a rich people's sport or a white person's game. I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do. Later, I discovered there was a lot of work to being good in tennis. You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.
careers years firsts
This is my career highlight. Getting to the fourth round in the U.S. Open in my first year in the U.S. Open and first year on the tour.
hero adversity black
Having grown up in a segregated environment in the south I know what it's like to be stepped on, I know what it's like also to see some black hero do well in the face of adversity.
wise decision persons
A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.