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I didn't know who Arthur Ashe was. I didn't really think much about TENNIS until I met Judge Robert J. Kelleher who was instrumental in bringing in "Open Tennis."
Where have all the heroes gone? Some have gone to higher ground, others are still here. Do we care? Some do and some don't. I care. I care because all those long forgotten heroes still live inside of me and bring back unforgettable memories of days gone by.
Wimbledon? Really? We are going to Wimbledon? Judge Robert J. Kelleher, expected me to have a little more enthusiasm than that!
WIMBLEDON! How would you like to go there, queried ROBERT J. KELLEHER in 1983. Never having heard the word before, I didn't know how to respond.
Fred Perry was born in 1909 and died in 1995. He won 10 majors for Britain, which included three straight single titles between 1934 and 1936.
July 27, 1998. They were throwing another "Shrimp on the Barbie" and wishing everyone G'Day. Just another day in Australia. Probably also listening to the strains of "Waltzing Matilda" a popular folk song that was considered to be their "unofficial National Anthem".
I DON'T REMEMBER HOW OLD I WAS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD SOMEONE SAY "IT'S THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE" BUT SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS BEEN TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE "BEST SEAT' IN THE HOUSE WAS THE BATHROOM. WE ONLY HAD ONE SHARED BY FOUR PEOPLE.
Once upon a time, on May 9, 1928 in South Central Los Angeles, California Carmen Alire and Manuel Antonio Gonzalez welcomed a son they named Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez
