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1992: 'Growing up black' made Arthur Ashe crave control

Name: 1992: 'Growing up black' made Arthur Ashe crave control
Duration: 6 min 55 s
Description: Tennis great Arthur Ashe talks openly about his career, contracting Aids and always maintaining hope on Fighting Back in 1992.

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Tennis great Arthur Ashe opens up to Lynn Redgrave in a candid interview. The three-time Grand Slam winner explains why control and self determination are so valuable to him. He talks about being emotionally guarded, coming to with Aids, his lack of self-pity and the importance of hope.

This clip is from Fighting Back, originally broadcast 1 July, 1992.

BBC Archive

15 October 2024