Running the Race with Purpose

On July 5, 1975, Arthur Ashe walked onto Centre Court at Wimbledon to face Jimmy Connors, the defending champion and overwhelming favorite. Connors was younger, louder, and had demolished opponents all tournament with raw power. Few gave the thirty-one-year-old Ashe a chance. But Ashe had not come to London to simply participate. He had studied Connors for months, crafting a strategy with surgical precision.…