Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe was an American tennis player who became the first Black man to win the US Open, Australian Open, and Wimbledon.
His career spanned the 1960s and 1970s.
After retiring, he became an activist for racial equality and AIDS awareness—he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during heart surgery and died from AIDS-related illness in 1993.
Racket stroke across body
- serveAttend to needs
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
- baselineStandard for comparison
- UCLAWestwood public university
Richmond · grass court · hard court · ATP · seed · rally · finesse · tactical
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- AIDS awarenessKnowledge about immune virus
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
equality · justice · humanitarian · advocacy · education · social change · NAACP · discrimination
All four major titles
- Davis CupInternational men's tennis team event
- trophyAward for winning
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
- victorOne who defeats opponents
triumph · glory · prestige · hall of fame · legendary · elite · dominance · accolade
Person others emulate
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- courageFortitude facing danger
- dignityInnate personal worth
grace · mentorship · influence · empowerment · determination · resilience · wisdom · exemplary
backhand
Racket stroke across body
UCLA · Richmond · grass court · hard court · ATP · seed · rally · finesse · tactical · sportsman
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- AIDS awarenessKnowledge about immune virus
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
desegregation · equality · justice · humanitarian · advocacy · education · social change · NAACP · discrimination · protest
Grand Slam
All four major titles
- Davis CupInternational men's tennis team event
- trophyAward for winning
- titleholderOne who holds a championship
victor · triumph · glory · prestige · hall of fame · legendary · elite · dominance · accolade · breakthrough
role model
Person others emulate
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- courageFortitude facing danger
dignity · grace · mentorship · influence · empowerment · determination · resilience · wisdom · exemplary · humanitarian
- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- Sports LegendsMichael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Babe Ruth
- Black AthletesJackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, LeBron James
- humanitarian athletesMuhammad Ali, Roberto Clemente, Marcus Rashford, Andre Agassi
- Sports PioneersJackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Billie Jean King, Jim Thorpe, Jack Johnson
- Black IconsMartin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson
Arthur AsheJohn McEnroe