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The Kid Who Could Play Tennis
When he was a little child，Arthur Ashe often stood against a tree and watched the players on the tennis court．One player hit the ball over and sent it back．The young Arthur swung his arm as if he were playing tennis too．"I am sure I could hit it really hard，"he thought．
Arthur lived near a large park in Richmond，Virginia．His father was the manager of the park．He took care of the park and made sure everything was right．Arthur lived with his father and his brother．
Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old．He was small and athletic．A swimming pool，tennis courts，and baseball diamonds were in the park．Arthur spent a lot of time playing there．He did well in sports，but he had never tried to play tennis．
He often watched the tennis players．Sometimes there were tennis lessons being given，and Arthur would watch even more carefully．The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur．His name was Ronald Charity．
Mr．Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis．Arthur was excited．Soon he was hitting the ball back and forth with Mr．Charity．Arthur was very fast and hit the ball hard．Mr．Charity could see that Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player．By the time he was ten，Arthur won a tournament．Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize，but Arthur beat them．He became known as"the kid who could play tennis"．
Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players．He played and won all over the world．Arthur Ashe was more than an amazing tennis player，though．He started a program that gave children living in cities a chance to learn how to play tennis．He cared about people．He often spoke about how important it is to be fair to everyone．
61．What did Arthur often do when he was a little child？He often stood against a tree and watched the players on the tennis court．
62．What was Arthur like when he was seven？He was small and athletic．
63．What made Mr．Charity notice Arthur？Sometimes there were tennis lessons being given，and Arthur would watch even more carefully．
64．How could Mr．Charity see that Arthur would become a good tennis player？Arthur was very fast and hit the ball hard．
65．Why was Arthur an amazing tennis player？He not only succeeded in playing tennis but also gave children living in cities a chance to learn how to play tennis．．
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