Mastodawn

Stardate: 2025.3.12 ▪️ Wise words well said by Arthur Ashe. It's true. 🙏 #ArthurAshe #Midweek #Wisdom #MidweekWisdom #WisdomOfTheDay

Inspire by Chris Gosselin Jan 25

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe

#inspiration #positivevibes #love #motivation #positivity #selflove #happiness #life #quote #quotes #arthurashe

Robert Fairhead Jan 1

You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing. ~ #ArthurAshe #quotes #life #priorities

The Japan Times Dec 2

Peter Westbrook, an Olympian inspired by a 1950s television swashbuckler and by his mother’s clever bribery and who in 1984 became the first African American and Asian American to win a medal in fencing at the Summer Games, died at age 72. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/12/02/fencer-peter-westbrook-dies-72/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #peterwestbrook #arthurashe #race #olympics #japaneseamericans #africanamericans

Trailblazing Olympic fencer Peter Westbrook dies at 72

Westbrook was the first first African American and Asian American to win a medal in fencing at the Summer Games

The Japan Times

RTL Nieuws Aug 28, 2024

𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘇 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻

Carlos Alcaraz hoopt dat hij de tweede ronde van de US Open tegen Botic van de Zandschulp opnieuw in het Arthur Ashe Stadium mag afwerken. Het Arthur Ashe Stadium geldt als het grootste tennisstadion ter wereld.

https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/sport/artikel/5467989/alcaraz-hoopt-van-de-zandschulp-ook-arthur-ashe-te-treffen

#Alcaraz #VanDeZandschulp #ArthurAshe

Alcaraz hoopt Van de Zandschulp ook in Arthur Ashe te treffen

RTL Nieuws

sgt1372 Aug 27, 2024

#AAPI #Tennis #ESPN

I just watched ESPN's #30for30 documentary on the tennis career of #MichaelChang, who won the #FrenchOpen at age 17 by beating Ivan Lendl (the #1 rated male tennis player at the time) in the 4th round en route to winning the tournament.

Chang became the 1st Asian American sports icon (long before #JeremyLin) & the documentary provides some important insights into his rise to fame as a professional tennis player. like the letter of advice he received from #ArthurAshe when he decided to turn pro at just 15.

Chang played when other legendary players like, Agassi, Sampras, Becker, McEnroe & Federer were also on the scene.

Tough competition.

Nonetheless, Chang has a 662-312 career record with 34 career titles & a Davis Cup win to his credit & was elected to the International Tennis HOF in 2008.

Chang became very popular in China in the 90's & is credited w/helping to spread the popularity of the game & the playing of professional tennis tournaments in Asia.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2024/07/29/michael-chang-espn-documentary-asian-american/74492946007/

Former tennis great Michael Chang the focus of new ESPN documentary

Though Michael Chang was one of the great tennis players of his generation, he is in some ways least-known member of American icons from that time.

USA TODAY

iokevins Jul 26, 2024

Listening to ARTHUR ASHE: A LIFE (2018) - Raymond Arsenault, with narration by Desean Kevin Terry

#Audiobooks #Books #Biography #PublicLibrary #Library #Libby #Tennis #DavisCup #AfricanAmerican #Athlete #HIV #AIDS #ArthurAshe #RaymondArsenault #DeseanKevinTerry #Obama

J L Kalman Jul 10, 2024

July 10 is the birthday of tennis great #ArthurAshe who we #quote and back with a picture of the #SongDogs sculpture at the #PalomaresHouse here in #Fallbrook. If this #quotograph speaks to you, please repost it.