The Humbleness of Arthur Ashe

The Humbleness of Arthur Ashe

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Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed:

“Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease?”

To this Arthur Ashe replied: 

The world over…..5 crore children start playing tennis, 50 lakh learn to play tennis, 5 lakh learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam, 50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals.

 When I was holding a cup, I never asked GOD “Why me?"

 And today in pain I should not be asking GOD "Why me?"

Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American World No. 1 professional tennis player. He won three Grand Slam titles, ranking him among the best tennis players from the United States. He succumbed to AIDS related complications. 

He is a great human being who fought for the improvement of the living conditions of under-privileged.

You may read more about him at his official site:

 http://www.cmgww.com/sports/ashe/biography.htm 

or at the Wikipedia page: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Ashe