For those of us familiar with the story of author ash. we are learning more about his story. his background is so unbelievably compelling. tell us about why it is. we will start with the fact that he was able to play tennis. he learned the game because his father was the groundskeeper for what was called the [null] park in richmond. the only place where he is african-american could play tennis in the city. the tennis court was in his backyard. he had that proximity. it is the same story. his father is the grounds manager for the tennis courts. they are integrated courts but he literally sleeps next to the courts. that is the exact same scenario we had.