81. Espnstar.com - Powered By ESPN STAR Sports: Tennis: News Details Blake draws inspiration from tennis legend arthur ashe. (Clive Brunskill/ Getty Images). tennis legend ashe still inspires a decade http://www.espnstar.com/jsp/cda/tennis/aid=493877tennis_newsdetail.html

Presented by: document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); News Schedules Rankings Players ... School Quiz Blake draws inspiration from tennis legend Arthur Ashe. (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images) Tennis legend Ashe still inspires a decade after death LOS ANGELES, (AFP) - American tennis legend Arthur Ashe died of complications from AIDS 10 years ago but his memory still burns brightly in players like James Blake. "Arthur Ashe started a lot of things (for young black players)," said Blake, one of three black men to represent the United States in Davis Cup play along with Ashe and Mal Washington. "I think it helps having prominent African American players on tour." Ashe possessed the rare quality of being able to balance tennis with social activism. One of Ashe's favourite sayings was "I am a citizen of the world" and one of his biggest gifts to the sport was the inspiration he gave to young black players. When Blake was just learning to play Ashe visited the Harlem Junior Tennis Program. "I owe a great debt of gratitude to Arthur Ashe. What I go through now is much easier, thanks to what he did.

82. 1993 Honorees - Arthur Ashe, Jr. 1993 Honorees arthur ashe, Jr. arthur ashe, Jr. was born in Richmond,Virginia, and began playing tennis when he was seven. Until http://www.dom.com/about/education/strong/1993/arthurashe.jsp

83. Washingtonpost.com: Arthur Ashe In History When I met him more than three decades ago, arthur ashe was a skinny young man witha whippy tennis game great wrist action, a tremendous arsenal of shots and http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42675-2003Feb7?language=printer

84. Denison's Cam Vincent '02 Earns National Arthur Ashe Award For Sportsmanship And Cameron Vincent, a May 2002 graduate of Denison University, was recently honoredwith the Intercollegiate tennis Association's (ITA) National arthur ashe Jr. http://www.denison.edu/publicaffairs/pressreleases/vincent_ashe.shtml

Office of Public Affairs Box A - Granville - Ohio - 43023 N E W S R E L E A S E Contact: Stewart B. Dyke, Director of Public Affairs Phone: Fax: E-mail: dyke@denison.edu Edited: June 3, 2002 Denison's Cam Vincent '02 Earns National Arthur Ashe Award for Sportsmanship and Humanitarian Service The Arthur Ashe Jr. Award was established in 1984 by the ITA to recognize and reward the player who exemplifies the very best of what college tennis has to offer, both on and off the court. Factors considered in selecting the annual honoree are outstanding sportsmanship and character, superior scholastic and extracurricular accomplishments, national-caliber tennis achievement, and a demonstrated commitment to humanitarian service. Vincent was a three-year letterwinner at Denison, garnering first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors for both singles and doubles. He was a semifinalist in this past year's ITA Midwest Singles Championships, and led his Denison team to two consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference championship titles and three straight NCAA Men's Tennis Championships appearances. Academically, Vincent's achievements were equally impressive. Graduating in only three years, he posted a 3.66 grade-point average while pursuing his B.A. in economics. His academic success earned him membership in Denison's prestigious Honors Program. He was a consistent Dean's List student, and will pursue his M.B.A. at Miami University of Ohio.

85. Theatre IV's Educational Sidekick - Arthur Ashe arthur ashe on tennis. New York Knopf. 1995. 1993. Internet Sites arthur ashe. arthur ashe's National Junior tennis League. . Accessed June 17, 1999. http://www.theatreiv.com/skashe4.html

Arthur Ashe, Champion of Honor Fourth Grade English 4.4 Read biographies and historical fiction, explain how the knowledge of the lives and experiences of individuals in history can relate to individuals who have similar goals and expand personal viewpoints, identify questions to be answered, make inferences based on explicit and implied information, and describe how author's choice of vocabulary and style contribute to the quality and enjoyment of selections. Arthur Ashe: Champion of Honor The Arthur Ashe Story is a biographical play based on the life and achievements of one of Richmond's most accomplished favorite sons. The play begins at one of Ashe's earliest and most defining memories - the death of his mother. We follow his life from his introduction to tennis, battle against segregation, amazing tennis career, as well as his other careers as a writer, commentator and political activist. The performance is a positive, inspiring tribute to a great Richmonder. In Arthur Ashe's own words, which begin both his book

86. CNN - Even After Death, Arthur Ashe Topples Another Barrier - July 11, 1996 CNN.comCategory News Online Archives CNN.com 1996 July US...... RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) The city that banned young arthur ashe from its whitesonlytennis courts dedicated a monument to the late athlete Wednesday as http://www.cnn.com/US/9607/11/ashe/

Even after death, Arthur Ashe topples another barrier July 11, 1996 Web posted at: 1:20 a.m. EDT RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) The city that banned young Arthur Ashe from its whites-only tennis courts dedicated a monument to the late athlete Wednesday as statues of Confederate heroes looked on. The 12-foot bronze statue of the first black man to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Open was unveiled on Monument Avenue before about 1,500 people, ending more than a year of bitter debate in the former capital of the Confederacy. Statues of Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederate leaders also line the roadway. "Arthur Ashe Jr. is a true Virginia hero, and he belongs here," said Johnnie Ashe, Arthur's brother. Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, the nation's first African-American to be elected to that state leadership post, said the street "is now an avenue for all people." (128k AIFF or WAV sound) Ashe was praised for his accomplishments as a tennis star as well as an activist for human rights and AIDS, the disease that killed him in 1993. Ashe contracted the virus that causes AIDS from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. Wednesday would have been his 53rd birthday. For many, the monument is sweet justice.

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88. Advanced Search on a brick wall at the entrance of the Harlem center, the US Open is played in ArthurAshe Stadium, and a commemorative garden at the National tennis Center is http://www.dailyrecord.com/sports/03/02/05/sports3-wil05.htm

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