Arthur Ashe on what tennis means to him
About This Item
KPIX-TV news footage from September 23, 1975 featuring brief scenes from an interview with tennis player Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) in a bookstore, who is asked by the Ch.5 reporter: "What does tennis mean to you?" Ashe replies that: "Well, it's what I do for a living. Like you intervew for a living, I guess... I enjoy it still, I guess I could do it another 4, 5 years." He goes on to quip that: "No matter where you go in the world, I always say you'll find a tennis court, coca cola and kodak film." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.
This 16mm reversal film print was transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in October 2022.
- Date
- 9/23/1975
- Format
- 16mm color reversal print, with co-magnetic soundtrack
- Digital Format
- mp4 file
- Genre
- local newsfilm
- Copyright Holder
- CBS5 KPIX-TV
- Duration
- 0:36
- Identifier
- KPIX 127234
- Views
- 1356
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