12: Arthur Ashe's Action Plan

Here... as I sit in the back of the car on our way to Ohio (chasing the eclipse)..  I decided to type up an old song which had slipped through the cracks... enjoy... Arthur Ashes Action Plan


Do you want to know how to do anything at all?

Take it from a man who could smash a tennis ball

His name was Arthur Ashe, 

and he said:


Chorus

Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can    

That’s Arthur Ashe’s Action Plan.    x2


Do you want to be a doctor, helping people’s health,

Do you want be a banker, wielding people’s wealth

Do you want to know how to be anything at all?

The key is to start small.   chorus


Do you want to be known for a skill you’ve yet to learn?

Is there some amount of money that you’d like to earn?

If you’d like to earn yourself a spot upon the team,

This is how you make reality out of those dreams. chorus

Chorus acapella

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