>> but an ever aggressive connors was waiting. >> jimmy connors beat him. and we gave him hell. the whole point of coming down here was to show black folk that a black man can win in a white man's sport. and you lose to jimmy connors of all people. >> ashe, the black traditionalist, who upholds the ancient white values of the game. and connors, the white upstart, the emotional, sometimes crazy man whose tennis is almost a contact sport. >> i'm in the ring every time i go out there. you know, once i hit the first ball, the bell rings and it's a fight for me.