He was wonderful at putting himself in other people's shoes. Sometimes heroes are looked upon as tough guys and Arthur could be a tough guy, obviously he could, but he was much more embroidered by love, that much more reflected what he was. He fought to improve inner-city conditions by working with the National Urban League. He went to urban centers and established tennis clinics for youngsters. For college athletes he started the Athlete Career Connection.
Black life is tough enough.
Black uneducated life in the United States is as close as you get to impossible. Grace and intellect saw him through his final days. For Ashe, these came naturally. And so too does his induction into the LIFE Hall of Heroes. On LIFE Heroes Hall of Fame .