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Arthur Ashe : a life
The first comprehensive, authoritative biography of American icon Arthur Ashe--the Jackie Robinson of men's tennis--a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state's most talented black tennis players. Jim Crow restrictions barred Ashe from competing with whites. Still, in 1960 he won the National Junior Indoor singles title, which led to a tennis scholarship at UCLA. He became the first African American to play for the US Davis Cup team in 1963, and two years later he won the NCAA singles championship. In 1968, he won both the US Amateur title and the first US Open title, rising to a number one national ranking. Turning professional in 1969, he soon became one of the world's most successful tennis stars, winning the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. After retiring in 1980, he served four years as the US Davis Cup captain and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. In this revelatory biography, Raymond Arsenault chronicles Ashe's rise to stardom on the court. But much of the book explores his off-court career as a human rights activist, philanthropist, broadcaster, writer, businessman, and celebrity. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ashe gained renown as an advocate for sportsmanship, education, racial equality, and the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. But from 1979 on, he was forced to deal with a serious heart condition that led to multiple surgeries and blood transfusions, one of which left him HIV-positive. In 1988, after completing a three-volume history of African-American athletes, he was diagnosed with AIDS, a condition he revealed only four years later. After devoting the last ten months of his life to AIDS activism, he died in February 1993 at the age of forty-nine, leaving an inspiring legacy of dignity, integrity, and active citizenship. Based on prodigious research, including more than one hundred interviews, Raymond Arsenault's insightful and compelling biography puts Ashe in the context of both his time and the long struggle of African-American athletes seeking equal opportunity and respect.
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Arthur Ashe
The first scholarly biography of one of the most famous athletes of our time shows how Ashe worked for civil rights while playing a country-club sport in a white man's world. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Arthur Ashe explains how this iconic African American tennis player overcame racial and class barriers to reach the top of the tennis world in the 1960s and 1970s. But more important, it follows Ashe's evolution as an activist who had to contend with the shift from civil rights to Black Power. Off the court, and in the arena of international politics, Ashe positioned himself at the center of the black freedom movement, negotiating the poles of black nationalism and assimilation into white society. Fiercely independent and protective of his public image, he navigated the thin line between conservatives and liberals, reactionaries and radicals, the sports establishment and the black cause. Eric Allen Hall's work examines Ashe's life as a struggle against adversity but also a negotiation between the comforts—perhaps requirements—of tennis-star status and the felt obligation to protest the discriminatory barriers the white world constructed to keep black people \"in their place.\" Drawing on coverage of Ashe's athletic career and social activism in domestic and international publications, archives including the Ashe Papers, and a variety of published memoirs and interviews, Hall has created an intimate, nuanced portrait of a great athlete who stood at the crossroads of sports and equal justice.
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Serena Williams
\"In Serena Williams, early readers will learn about the life, accomplishments, and contributions of tennis player Serena Williams. Vibrant, full-color photos, and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they learn about her life\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Fitness Routines of Serena Williams
\"Serena Williams walked into the arena in Melbourne Park carrying her racket bag and a secret. She removed her headphones to hear the cheers from the crowd. Williams was about to play in the 2017 Australian Open final. She was hoping to make history. Williams was trying to win her 23rd Grand Slam singles title. No tennis player had won more major tournaments in the Open Era.\" (Fitness Routines of Serena Williams) Learn more about legendary tennis player Serena Williams.
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Serena Williams
\"A photo-illustrated biography for early readers on pro tennis player Serena Williams. Describes her childhood, when she started playing tennis, and how he got to be a pro tennis player. Includes a fact sheet with highlighted accomplishments, glossary, books, and websites\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Serena Williams
It seems that Serena Williams has been thrilling tennis fans with her fantastic play for a long time, but only recently have people begun to truly appreciate the greatness of this incredible athlete. With more than twenty Grand Slam titles to her name, Serena is beginning to earn the reputation among many fans and commentators as the greatest tennis champion of all time, male or female. In 2015, she completed the so-called Serena Slam for the second time in her career, winning all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments (Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, and the French Open) in a row.
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Arthur Ashe
\"Arthur Ashe was born on July 10, 1943, in Richmond, Virginia. His full name was Arthur Ashe Jr.\" He was a professional tennis player, author and activist. He was the first African-American to achieve number one ranking in pro tennis.(Biography for Beginners--African American Leaders) Learn more about Ashe's life and his home and family. Resources for more information are included.
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