Arthur Ashe: A Life

What an incredible life this man lived. He was a titan of sport, but his contributions to civil society made him a saint.I loved learning about what made him great (1000 hits of wallball every morning as a kid), but, even as a tennis fan, the degree to which the author explores Ashe’s involvement with the Davis Cup seemed excessive.Otherwise, an excellent biography. I’m happy I read it.

Arthur Ashe was always a class act. I followed his life, but not Tennis. I don't know anything about Tennis or the rules of the game. I wanted to know about the life of Arthur, and this book was very detailed. I was wondering how the author knew such details; and I found out after reading the "Acknowledgements." It was a very good read, although very lengthily.P.S. On page 559, the State of Georgia is misspelled as "Gergia." I had to mention this because I'm from that State.

Arthur Ashe is a key figure to understand the evolution of tennis, and this book has everything about him (tennis, personal relationships, race problems, social activism...). Starting from a humble black neighbourhood, he ended up being one of the all-time most influencial tennis players. Good manners, intelligent & quiet -a gentleman-, but also a great great player (US Open & Wimbledon & Davis Cup winner). Having already read Jimmy Connors & John McEnroe autobios, this book even got me some info I did'n know about them (for example, Davis Cup'81 ). Arthur Ashe will always be remembered as a great human being.

This is a biography of the tennis player from Virginia, Arthur Ashe. The author is a historian from Florida who has written c old on civil rights. This was a very informative and interesting read. I have always admired Ashe and learned a lot more about him by reading this book. There were a few errors in the book but not enough to distract from the subject. A very good biography of a Great man. Highly recommend this book.

Book delivered promptly and as described, could have been packaged a little better- but pretty good