Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion

by Arthur Ashe, Frank Deford

A diary record of the professional tennis star's thoughts and activities during one year of world travel and competition, covers championship matches, world politics, personal opinions, and fellow tennis players

Genres: Sports

278 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 1976

About the author

African American tennis player Arthur Robert Ashe, Junior, first won the singles championship of open of United States in 1968 and the title of Wimbledon in 1975.

This professional thrice attained Grand Slam.

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Reviews

[Derren Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a memoir, I liked this one. It’s not a narrative like others I really love, it’s literally just Arthur Ashe’s daily journal for one random year of his life, so it took me a long time to get through it. It can get a little monotonous, but that IS regular life, even if you’re a professional tennis player. There’s a lot of meandering thoughts on world politics, tennis, other players, etc. and you really only get snapshots, not complete stories since the timeline was limited to a year. The best part by far was the end when he got back to Wimbledon in 1974 (and the epilogue chapter was fantastic).

[Dietrich West-Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A year in the life of Arthur Ashe. I never knew how much traveling these guys did. I wonder if it has changed A lot since the 70's.
A lot of insight in life he lived.

[Bustagroovy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting and humorous account of life on the road for a pro tennis player in 1973/74.

[Mary Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember doing a book report on Arthur Ashe in 8th grade and this book was so helpful! It was quite entertaining to read about his life and the fact that he kept a diary was pretty cool.

[Mark Bunch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in 1975. An insiders view of the pro tennis circuit. I enjoyed his book at that age. A tame version of life on the road/tour. The PG version.

[Deeana Mclemore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. Maybe because I followed his career and didnt know much about him personally.