| 单词 | tennis |
| 例句 | When I found her a new pair of tennis shoes with rosy laces, she actually wrapped her arms around my waist and hugged me, like she could squeeze the thanks into me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She was taught to read the Bible, play tennis, and use a typewriter, which was the only useful thing she was left with after all those years in a foreign language. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She even told her about the secret tennis game, and how the Washingtons had been forced the leave the city. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m offering you a full tennis scholarship, which includes tuition, room and board and books. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I chose instead the local secondary school, and as it turned out, that may have been the most important decision of my life: Alexandra Secondary School had a tennis team. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine a homecoming football game taking place on the same day as the lacrosse, soccer, baseball, tennis, and cross-country championships. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z She took her tennis rackets, closed the doors, then sighed, “Phew, what a tiring day. Don’t ever play tennis,” she said to me, “it’s a killer.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ugwu continued to slice, in a turgid silence, until Master came home, tennis whites plastered to his back with sweat. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a lot of responsibility, but I still found time to practise tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She came out behind the dilapidated old tennis court. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “There’s a bulge underneath the tennis court,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I immediately embarked on a crash program to sharpen my tennis skills and get in shape, physically and mentally. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It smelt of lawn sprinklers and station wagons and tennis rackets and dogs and babies. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z While he excelled at baseball, football, and track, the sport he enjoyed the most was tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He read many books, played bridge, played tennis, and boxed at a local gymnasium. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z But I have to admit that there’s something kind of awesome about soccer calves and scuffed tennis shoes coming out of pleated cheerleading skirts. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “And your master still plays tennis and goes to the staff club?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wore normal clothes: black T-shirt, jeans, tennis shoes, a digital watch. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I was just getting ready to leave for tennis,” she said to Granny; she had not yet seen me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Drugs were hid-den in tennis balls painted grass green and thrown over the double rows of twelve-foot fences and into the exercise yards. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Luckily, that problem turned out to be nothing more than a tennis ball lodged in a downspout. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I was now a tennis player cut off from his roots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The few black people at the tournament, much to my surprise, mingled freely with whites, as the two groups walked about the courts, eagerly seeking autographs from the tennis stars. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Perkins team would have proved they could beat the best tennis team in the state, and everyone would go home safely. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I drew them vivid pictures of Alexandra, of black life, of the hardships I faced not only as a tennis player and a student, but also as a young man growing up in the ghetto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The first articles were all about how her grandmother had been fired after digging up a tennis court at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The husband could have been a tennis pro, and the wife looked like a model. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z If the day-care center suffers only $3 worth of pain for each late pickup, why bother to cut short your tennis game? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Princeton doesn’t give out athletic scholarships, but many of our tennis players receive financial aid based on need. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The second I opened the closet door, Stradlater's tennis racket--in its wooden press and all--fell right on my head. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z More than one of her father's tennis players. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was halfway home before he realized that the twisted tennis shirt was still in his hand. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Every Sunday morning, my once-Hindu grandmother swishes out of the apartment in a floral muumuu that skims across the tops of her tennis shoes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I in turn would tell him about the table tennis and soccer tournaments I had participated in, the performance we had given for visitors, if there was any that week. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The one thing I liked about tennis was that it was not a team sport like soccer. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The tennis ball I used to strengthen my right hand, by squeezing it constantly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She said their house was right on the beach, and they had a tennis court and all, but I just thanked her and told her I was going to South America with my grandmother. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I noticed that an unusual number of blacks were present, mostly tennis players from Soweto and Pretoria. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “From what I hear, Tilden doesn’t just play tennis with his proteges, if you get my drift.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He followed through with his plans to have us flaunt the law and play on whites- only tennis courts in the city. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He immediately stood out from the rest of us because his tennis clothes and rackets were worth at least twice the tennis team’s annual budget. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And a man’s work shirt, cotton flannel, and boys’ tennis shoes. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Moving isn’t tennis” “Would be pretty boring if it weren’t.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z When I came home from school, Mom again talked to me about tennis. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Toward the end of Arthur Ashe’s first week in South Africa, a story appeared in the World that he would be conducting a tennis clinic in Soweto. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The city had dug up a lot of the old trees to make room for a pavilion and the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My friends—suddenly including some girls—were always playing tennis or going to the pool club then. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, besides checkers, she was quite fond of all athletic sports, and after I got to know her, the whole summer long we played tennis together almost every morning and golf almost every afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Howard and me tossing a tennis ball for Wishbone to catch. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z On rainy days I would play shadow tennis: hitting at an imaginary tennis ball. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined her donning big Jackie O glasses, a silk print scarf, white tennis shoes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Grinning, Cole pulled on his tennis shoes and gloves, and picked up his hammer. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She passed a tiny municipal park with a tennis court on which two men in flannels were hitting a ball back and forward, warming up for a game with lazy confidence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My dad was on his high school tennis team. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I jotted down an emotional ten-page letter detailing the reasons why I felt I was worthy of a tennis scholarship. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was the red scarf she’d worn at the tennis game. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The tennis challenger starts strong but soon loses confidence in his playing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When she was sixteen, Kitty Hammer was the number-one- ranked junior tennis player in the country. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “I’m so busy with these spit-covered tennis balls. Could be all day.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The mud was so thick it pulled his right tennis shoe off, and when he groped to find it the mud held his arm, seemed to pull at him, tried to take him down. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z As he turned onto Henry Street, he took a tennis ball from the pocket of his long coat. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He tossed a tennis ball and Luke caught it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He’d unzipped it once, glimpsed something sleeveless, to the knee, with a plain round neck, reminding him of a tennis dress. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As I looked at this new boy with the great big smile and the jacket with holes in the sleeves and the raggedy tennis shoes and the tore-up blue jeans I knew who he was. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She will wear a tennis skirt and praise me and caution me and hover over me until I’m unkind to her. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I remember older kids playing with tennis balls and skipping ropes. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I snapped out of my depression and began making arrangements to visit Guguletu and Nyanga and conduct some tennis clinics there. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But Braden knew from his work in tennis that that is impossible. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z After tea I returned to point out that it was lucky I found tennis more pleasing than model building. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She flexed her toes inside her tennis shoes. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z This realisation made me even more thankful that I had access to the tennis ranch. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized everyone was watching Annabeth and me like a tennis match. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z My sister had the cleanest white tennis shoes of any eight year-old ever. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “What he was looking for were your tennis rackets,” my brother told me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach Hedge seemed to be making some sort of snare out of kite string, a tennis racket and a hunting knife. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had been to tennis practice at Perkins twice that week—mostly to give pointers to his dad about the players. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She turned off her phone and tucked it into her little tennis skirt. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The more I read about the world of tennis, and Arthur Ashe’s role in it, the more I began to dream of its possibilities. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Among dances, swimming, and tennis she soon found herself getting involved in the English language. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As long as apartheid remained the way of life, I saw no future for me in black tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “One was even there the night of the tennis game. But you...you risked everything for a city you owed nothing to. Why?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She gives him a look that one trapped person gives another; then Fredericks mother swishes out of a side room wearing tennis clothes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The glass has shattered in multiple places, including in the area by the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So he just stood there, staring at his tennis shoes, wishing that it were yesterday, or even tomorrow. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were staging a family tennis tournament and had bookmarked ice cream recipes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z The first man walks in the garden on his way to a tennis date. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I remembered Branwell telling me something, so I asked, “Didn’t he ask if he could skip the tennis lessons and go home early?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And if so, why had he stopped playing tennis? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes she swam or played tennis or golf as well. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z J. Walter Thompson over there is bouncing backward and forward like a tennis ball... Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z All the junior players I talked to, from as far away as Natal, the Orange Free State and Cape Province, echoed the same problems: poor facilities, lack of tennis equipment, sponsorship or qualified coaches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ernest had been working out his nervous anticipation on the tennis court. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I put on my tennis shoes, got my night-reading flash-light, climbed out die back window and went down the tree into the backyard. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I served hundreds of tennis balls and hit more against the wall till about six, then went to the bar. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Her tennis shoes land, making a big smack. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Softball, basketball, tennis: I was hopeless in every one. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A hockey stadium, a swimming stadium, an equestrian stadium, an enormous and monolithic exhibition hall, a gymnasium, a Greek amphitheater, tennis courts, restaurants, and sprawling administrative buildings were all in various stages of completion. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sure, she hadn’t found a link to Parker and the actual construction of the tennis courts at Vickers Park in 1985, but she couldn’t see any other solution. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "No," he said sarcastically, "the royal tennis court, you sot." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Catherine was dressed in purple tennis shoes, green tights, a purple suede skirt, and the ugliest green sweater I’ve ever seen. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He scoops up a tiny white dog, drapes it across his arm like a tennis towel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For about half an hour I played the best tennis of my life, played like a man possessed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was in my white tennis outfit and sneakers, I jogged briskly down the dark road, praying that I didn’t step into any potholes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk through the snack bar, ignoring Patsy Joiner, my old tennis partner who dumped me, and three other girls, all smoking at the black iron tables. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z All I can say to you is this: keep on reading and playing tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Imogen had often come home together with rackets and water bottles, talking about their tennis games, when they had probably never played tennis at all. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We walked around back, past the marble patio and clay tennis court. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z This was in stark contrast to the white tennis body, S.A.L.T.U. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We stepped around to the side entrance of Clairmont, the one that led to the mudroom filled with tennis racquets and beach towels. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z When I got there, two boys were playing table tennis on the verandah. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Look at ail that blood on your tennis shirt and pants.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They had ridden in speedboats and played tennis. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Except for girls’ tennis, we had never had good teams in anything. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z When we got to the bottom, the shoestring of my new red tennis shoes got caught and the steps kept rollin’, pullin’ me and my foot with them. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I pictured her socks in the air, her little tennis socks with the balls at the heels, those ensanguined balls, bouncing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The place was huge, a thousand kids on sprawling grounds with tennis courts, sports fields, and a swimming pool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Nobody cares about some colored girl winning a tennis match in England,” Marion said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was enjoying the conversation about tennis and all, but you could tell he would've enjoyed it more if I was a Catholic and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The only way I saw out was if I obtained a tennis scholarship to America. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick one the size of a tennis ball and finger the prickly stem end. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m off to play tennis, and then I’ll go on to the staff club.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Joaquin felt like he was watching a tennis match, glancing back and forth between both of them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z All morning they scanned the ocean around them, searching for open water as their floe was whittled down to the size of a tennis court. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But asking me to read them would be like asking a lobster to play tennis. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “It is too a real sport. I’m real. You’re real. The tennis shoes are real. The street is real. And the rules we establish—they’re real too. What more do you want?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Scaramouche, a self-employed painter, was one of the best tennis players among people of colour in Johannesburg. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When she took long walks on campus, past the tennis courts and Freedom Square, she thought how quick leaving had been and how slow returning was. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But there was nothing to do at home, and I had called the ranch and found that Wilfred had gone to Ellis Park; so I packed my tennis bag and headed for the same. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, they read ten web pages about tennis over the next hour. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Adam, will you tell your tennis coach to shut up?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And soon, if the angels are gathered close, I will own cloud-white tennis shoes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a slim, fair-skinned boy with a ball of curly auburn hair curving over his forehead, and he devoted himself to playing two things, tennis and the trumpet. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z You see, me and my wife and kids, we’re tired of eating stewed tennis shoes instead of meat. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Stan Smith, as he dried his face, looked me up and down, saw that I was in tennis garb and had my racket with me, and said: “Would you like to hit some?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are not politicians,” countered white tennis officials. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t, Ma,” I said, and went ahead anyway thinking that man could live by tennis alone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon I knew so much about the history of tennis that had the criteria for success in the game been knowledge of its history, I would certainly have been a superstar. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Plus he wore an eye patch, which I’m assuming would have made playing tennis difficult. But his younger brother, Glenn, was a member of the team.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z One year Sixteenth Street Baptist Church formed a church tennis team. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He cannot maintain his balance and keep up, so he aims his tattered tennis shoes at the railroad ties. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I found it hard to believe they were made of flesh and blood as I watched them display complete mastery over the racket and the tennis ball. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Gat throwing balls for the dogs on the tennis court. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I caught sight of a tennis lawn beyond the house, and I heard the thud of balls. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Soccer was for Latinos, basketball for blacks, and the whites could keep their tennis and golf as far as he was concerned. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He reached over and unlaced my tennis shoes as he talked. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It was a contest to see who could throw their tennis shoes the farthest. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “If there were black tennis universities I would stay.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad liked the idea, so the next Saturday we went to Wynnum Bowls Club, which was just across the road from the tennis club where Catherine played. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Something about seeing her there alone on that log, in that field, with her tennis shoes in a plié, makes me remember why I liked her a few months ago. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He knew quite a lot about tennis, for a kid his age. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Scaramouche regularly gave me tennis instruction manuals and magazines. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall ebony-skinned woman in a lime green jumpsuit ran by him, and he caught her tennis shoes in motion. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He often imagined other things he could have done, or that he could still do: teach in a university, edit a newspaper, coach professional table tennis. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Black people often saw me playing tennis with Helmut, or travelling in a car with him while sitting in the front seat, and their suspicions about my being an Uncle Tom mounted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The rooms smelled of new wood, and when she walked the soles of her tennis shoes made a flopping sound that echoed through all the house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One day I am the owner of tennis shoes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Had I been able to find part-time jobs to fill my spare time, I probably wouldn’t have continued playing tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “He should have one of those things tennis players wear on their heads to catch the sweat,” I said to Lily. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “OUCH!” said Harry as what appeared to be a small, gray, feathery tennis ball collided with the side of his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z By that time, Mr. Guareschi, who had heard all the screaming, was trying to get the exterminator to go inside the tennis courts to catch the rats. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The nerd at the window—I shouldn’t call him a nerd, but he’s white with an Afro and thick black glasses, plus he’s got a black, silver-buckled belt and white tennis shoes. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I pretend that David and I are making plans for summer, that we’ll play tennis some mornings, that we’ll go to movies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They looked particularly angelic, their blond hair wind-blown, both in white tennis sweaters and tennis shoes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Afterward, we would have lunch, then busy ourselves playing table tennis or soccer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But the obstacles facing them were many, almost insuperable: they had no rackets, no balls, no decent tennis courts, no shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He put on a pair of clean cotton pants, and the blue tennis shirt with the little alligator on the pocket that Mrs. Elversen had given him for Christmas. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We played tennis and checkers and I lent her the Bobbsey Twins and she lent me the Rosemary books. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She told him to carry a tennis ball and to look for a man holding an extra pair of gloves. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know these courts weren’t here when they held the secret tennis game, but maybe they found a way to play here anyway.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was full of Malcolm X, Saigon, the Beatles, tennis at Wimbledon, and a motel in Jackson, Mississippi, that closed down rather than accept Negro guests, but nothing about me and Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was wearing this knockout tennis suit, and here I was in my black jeans and army jacket. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The line curled back and forth across the netless tennis courts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I went back outside and roamed the tennis courts. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did Coach Washington have any hobbies? Any other sports besides tennis that he liked just as much?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I started visiting bookstores in Johannesburg with a notebook in hand and would read scores of tennis and exercise books, jotting down pointers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the window and watched the snowflakes whirl in the high arcs of light above the tennis courts, then crossed over and sat upon my bed again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When she spread her hands, her palms side by side, a tiny globe—the size of a tennis ball—floated an inch above her gray-blue skin. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In the den I saw two laughing boys urinating into a tennis trophy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His Wallace teammate had to duck once to avoid the tennis ball smashing against his jaw. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z More brochures, application forms and letters from tennis coaches from various American universities continued to come. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruined walls bordered a square courtyard about the size of a tennis court. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Let’s see,” she teased, “Matt bought you a can of tennis balls and Karen bought...” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He chased golf and tennis balls to run away from family responsibilities. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She said it was hard to tell at this point, but someday, if I didn’t go to Africa to study animals, I might be a beautiful genius tennis player. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z William was a doubles tennis champion and later took up golf. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My racket and tennis skirts are in my closet, awaiting cobwebs. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A hundred kids—only Hillari Kimble stayed behind—turned and raced down eight tennis courts, pastel skirts flapping like stampeding flamingos. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Paul Marshall stood halfway between them, turning his head this way and that when they spoke, as though at a tennis match. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was still in her pajamas, except for her little white tennis shoes. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I had to run in regular tennis shoes in Conditioning class because of what I’d done with my running flats on Bainbridge Island the day before. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In an entire match, a professional tennis player might hit hundreds of serves and double-fault no more than three or four times. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The 707 slammed into the estate owned by the father of the tennis champion John McEnroe, in the posh Long Island town of Oyster Bay. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A doctor, an older man half my dad’s size with a bald head and a short, trimmed beard walked in like he was already late for a tennis class. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Siobhan's father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She got on her tennis skirt and her racquet in her hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I tried to turn my tennis shoes into ballet slippers, but with no success. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “I never heard of tennis universities,” he said icily. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At the Community Center you could always tell when he had been playing table tennis by the dampness of the bat handle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I walked over to the back door, which had a window at the top that faced the parking lot behind the tennis courts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Charles was wearing a white tennis sweater, and Camilla a sun dress with a sailor collar, and a straw hat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Word about my decision to play in the tournament reached the S.A.N.L.T.U., and I was ordered to withdraw immediately or be banned for life from black tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I practised with American players, I was quick to ask them about tennis scholarships. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra watched, feeling almost detached, as if this were a tennis match and it was match point. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z England was warm and cloudy, and each morning I walked the tree- lined streets near the tennis courts, passing teenagers cued up for leftover tickets and vendors selling strawberries and cream. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I solicited old rackets and tennis balls from the players and the tournament organizers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The other man, Gold was told, would be carrying a tennis ball. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From there, Coach Dub had him try out for tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He parks in front of his father’s building, remaining long enough in the car to see an elderly, sprightly couple emerge with tennis rackets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z One series of five paintings showed a tennis game between black and white players, where each painting displayed a different score, from 0-0 to 40-15. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I hadn’t taken it back to him after I borrowed it on Sunday and it was still parked behind the tennis courts where I’d left it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They spend their time sailing, playing tennis, and sometimes recalling the halcyon days of crossing the moors behind packs of beagles to hunt down rabbits. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He had no rope, only die bowstring and the other cut shoe-string in his tennis shoes— which were by now looking close to dead, his toes showing at the tops. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The free time allowed me to pursue what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island: gardening and tennis. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He walks on towards it and the tennis courts. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I threw out my foot as she struck, and the sole of my tennis shoe took the blow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel turned one of the stink bugs over with the toe of his wet tennis shoe and the shining black beetle strove madly with floundering legs to get upright again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There was David, of course; he is that and more, and I have friends on the tennis team, and in student government, but no one tight—not recently, anyway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Every now and then he took out a tennis ball or a dirty rubber bone but I put it back. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He’d found a pair of workshoes and the boy was wearing blue tennis shoes with rags stuffed into the toes and they had fresh sheeting for face masks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When your bodyguard and champion showed up at my office, I was expecting something more in the way of an invitation to play tennis. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z This lasted a long time, even after I got a new pair of tennis shoes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z My pint-sized group made monster faces on tennis balls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Though the property was on the lake, there were no docks or boats in sight, only a mansion-like clubhouse, two paddle tennis courts, and a swimming pool. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A pair of tennis shoes inside a glass case. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Darling brought him a tennis ball she had found and he threw it out the door into the weeds. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z How could a black man play such excellent tennis, move about the court with such self-confidence, trash a white man and be cheered by white people? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Siobhan readjusted the red scarf around her neck as she and Coach Robert Hicks parked outside the Wallace High School tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z An excellent coach, he was well connected in white and black tennis circles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Still she was relieved to ease back into her life, their life, of teaching and tennis and friends that filled the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I say, are we still on for tennis tomorrow?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He also coached the tennis team, and took very good care of his body. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her head on her knees and tied knots in the strings of her tennis shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, we can play shuffleboard and deck tennis. There are lots of things we can do.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just an old tennis shoe lying on its side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I sit very still, but my heart is thumping and my stomach feels like there’s a tennis match going on inside of it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Just twenty-seven years old, Claytor played Rachmaninoff with finesse and a mean game of tennis. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I slipped my bare feet into a new pair of tennis shoes Dad had given me the week before, and I followed Cade Hernandez out of my room to face my audience. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I slipped on the tennis shoes and paced around the kitchen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I need tennis shoes” is how I end the scene. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Sneider trained Bobby in swimming, weight lifting, tennis, and soccer, and they became friends. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So this was what I was up against as a black tennis player. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a picture of a tennis player on his back, who I guess was the winner, but I couldn’t really tell if he was happy or sad. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I had played a bit of tennis when I was at Fort Hare, but I was by no means an expert. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This is not the time for your tennis leaders to turn their back on us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Young black tennis players from all over the southern Transvaal were invited to take part in the clinic, but I was overlooked, though I was unarguably the best junior player in Alexandra. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When he fell in love with Brett his tennis game went all to pieces. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z After Malia started tennis, I mostly watched her matches through the window of a Secret Service vehicle parked discreetly near the courts, not wanting to create a distraction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Then, right before what was sure to be his final serve, Glenn made a grand gesture of pulling a tennis ball from his pocket and placing it on the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And I think I’m pretty good at it because I’ve totally sprained my ankle before while playing tennis, so I know how it feels. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z There were several American tennis players staying at the same hotel; I introduced myself to them, told them about my friendship with Stan. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “So practising with your team will prepare him for the rigors of American collegiate tennis, should he get the scholarship.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for Minerva in her trousers and tennis shoes, the girls all sit in the galeria cheering the boys on. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For reasons still unclear, America, the land that had given birth to Ashe and nurtured him, loomed bright as the place to go to realise my fullest potential in tennis, in life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I unhooked the lock, flung the door open, quickly grabbed my gym clothes, and discovered my tennis shoes were missing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Even Mom, who didn’t really play anything much, had started managing the tennis team Catherine played on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In a few years he became the brightest new star on the tennis scene. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There were car parts and tires, and hundreds of tennis balls abandoned by dogs. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Mom was terrible at tennis, but she liked to take me up to the public courts and swing and miss and laugh at herself. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z And how did a simple tennis game lead to all those people being attacked and run out of Lambert? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I picked up a few tennis balls and stuffed them into my bag. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Almost every afternoon, knowing that I was on the tennis court, he would fretfully twist his head away from his work to see the polynucleotide backbone unattended. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “There’s no doubt as to your qualifications. You are a fine tennis player, well mannered and able to speak English, rather well, I must say.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At the first sign of trouble, Victor said, get in touch, code phrase is tennis shoes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Later, he added a swimming pool, tennis courts, and even a small zoo. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z What I had read in the tennis magazines simply confounded rather than enlightened me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “You, on the other hand, are so low, you could play tennis against a curb.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I studied Dante’s face as he threw his tennis shoes with all his strength. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A dozen or so white tennis players were staying at the hotel, which was an ornately furnished place. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever seen them riding tenspeeds, or shooting hoops, or playing tennis?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We played lawn tennis with homemade wooden rackets and soccer with bare feet on a field of dust. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The ball took place on a Saturday night in late May on the tennis courts of the Mica Country Club. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Limping along in the new tennis shoes, I take walks, at first small ones, then longer. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday afternoon, following one of our clandestine tennis lessons, he gave me fifty rands and a bag full of tennis clothes: sweaters, shorts, socks, shirts, dresses and warm-ups. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was disgusted with that summer’s athletic program—a little tennis, some swimming, clumsy softball games, badminton. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In June I met Tom, a lanky Zulu tennis player who had just come out for the tennis team. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “First baseball as a youth, then track and tennis in college and beyond. But truly, it was his family he loved more than anything else in the world. They were his everything.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In high school he pursued track, pushing himself so hard he’d throw up at the finish line, and played tennis. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She had arranged three stools in a row, while she herself jammed her rump into an ancient baby’s high chair—a bohemian touch that gave her a tennis umpire’s advantage of height. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The tennis ranch in Halfway House was called Barretts, after the construction company that was one of the major builders of tennis courts in South Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But climbing was unlike golf or tennis or the various other pastimes that consumed his cronies. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Even if the Germans came, people would still play tennis, or gossip, or drink beer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Could he either, depending on whether or not you know how to play tennis” “As in Wii?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Two teenaged boys lived there, and their deck overflowed with soccer balls, baseball bats, tennis rackets, basketballs, hockey sticks, and apparatus from games Luke could only guess at. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, once they reached the interstate, he said, “You said your grandmother didn’t find anything underneath the tennis courts, right? But what if that’s not true?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They also decided to remodel the tennis and basketball courts at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Let’s go and play table tennis. I belong to this small private club in Victoria Island,” he said, f “I haven’t played in ages.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Alex glanced around: some boys were hitting grounders with a tennis ball over on a nearby baseball diamond, but the rest of the park was empty; he couldn’t spot Rex anywhere. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Things in the house were already strained enough with Siobhan refusing to play tennis just to prove a point to her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Gat and I went out on the tennis court in the twilight a couple nights after I fought with Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He had stopped playing tennis, too, so he could be at home and Ugwu would not have to take her to the toilet. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Behind us married couples were playing paddle tennis. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When there is a division between the old and the new, it is apt to express itself on the most time-honored of batdefields: the putting green, the tennis court, or the marine berth. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He held in one arm a stuffed Adidas duffel bag; in the other, three Head tennis rackets, the Arthur Ashe Competition model. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not played tennis with the professional at all, I had not once played since she had lain in bed, and that was little over a fortnight now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Now that I was banned from black tennis it was easier on my mind whether to decide to seek membership at a white club. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But no one ever had more fun with a skinny bat and a tennis ball covered in dog goober. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z It seemed unlikely, Mr. Ferguson said, that the trustees of the club would approve the spending of thousands of rands for the creation of facilities to serve one black tennis player. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sugar Circuit, which Arthur Ashe demanded be integrated in 1973, was regarded as the training ground for many of the world’s future tennis professionals. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Wearing some kind of white pullover tennis shirt. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Sister did not approve of them being carried down the ward “like tennis rackets.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "And you go over to Doña Carmen's and tell her to call Don Victor and tell him to come right over and pick up his tennis shoes. Tennis shoes, you hear?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She felt the soles of her tennis shoes slipping, and eased herself down so that she straddled the peak of the roof. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern as usual nipped the heels of my tennis shoes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As I made my way toward the tennis courts, however, I saw a man being robbed and murdered, in broad daylight, by a gang of tsotsis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z At roughly the same time we finished working at the quarry, one of the warders had the idea of converting our courtyard into a tennis court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the final five feet of a tennis ball’s flight toward a player, the ball is far too close and moving much too fast to be seen. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “What in heavens for? Another drone? New tennis shoes, perhaps?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z She wished she had told Ginika about the tennis coach, taken the train to Ginika’s apartment on that day, but now it was too late, her self-loathing had hardened inside her. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z That summer he played tennis, swam, fished, and canoed on the Potomac River. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “It means zero in tennis. It’s a score.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In my letters to my children, I regularly urged them to exercise, to play some fast-moving sport like basketball, soccer, or tennis to take their mind off whatever might be bothering them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The little clock ticked on the mantelpiece, and the boys played tennis in the garden. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he kissed her again, and they both forgot about tennis and soda pop and everything else in the world. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Using the wrong voice can make the reader crane back and forth like a spectator at a tennis match: See that lady with the shopping bag? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Mark half expected them to be wearing crazy robes or be flat-out naked, but they wore simple clothes—T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, shorts, tennis shoes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “The men are playing cricket. Master Smith plays that too. The women are playing tennis. Mrs. Smith plays it too, on Tuesday and Thursday.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The kinds of white people I play tennis with are very much different from the superintendent,” I said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you tell us about the tennis game against the boys from Wallace?” he asked. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With her tennis shoes she would have landed like a cat—but the high pumps made her slip and her stomach hit this pipe. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Did they keep score—and use all that confusing tennis terminology? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “They say you even play tennis with them.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But one afternoon, during a table tennis match at which the entire staff was present, I felt someone tap me on the shoulder. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At my old school, Mrs. Baker wore tennis shoes, sat, always complaining about how her feet hurt “teaching, running after you kids.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Her mom might ask too many questions if she saw them hanging out around the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z None of these things were taught, as far as I could tell, in black tennis circles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When we were outside, Pete said, “Come on back to the office. I have those Velcro tennis paddles.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z For the first time I told Scaramouche my dream of gaining passage to America through tennis, and he urged me to write to Arthur Ashe. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother still doesn’t know that I’ve been kicked out of bridge club or that Patsy Joiner got a new tennis partner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I sit there in my new blue and white outfit with new matching tennis shoes, next to my new shiny red suitcase, feeling very, very stupid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z The red-brick building stood on a vast tract of land with immaculate lawns, athletic fields, swings, merry-go-rounds, an Olympicsized swimming pool, tennis courts and rows of brightly leafed trees. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Brandon was right—there was a small bulge in the canvas underneath the green of the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not long ago, one of the world’s top tennis coaches, a man named Vic Braden, began to notice something strange whenever he watched a tennis match. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “August tenth, the same date as the letter, the website, and the tennis game,” Brandon said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z For her own good: round-the-clock care; nice grounds; arts and crafts classes; tennis courts; a friendly, unintimidating staff, no one in a uniform. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The play yard doesn’t have much to play with except a chewed tennis ball. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Under his tutelage I knew I could afford to have dreams about tennis, about life. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They interpreted my love for the English language, for poetry, for tennis, as a sign that I was trying to be white. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, Dad is pitching a tennis ball to David on the front lawn. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z If I were to say tennis shoes, you’d know we were talking about ammunition. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Three blocks away are the tennis courts, the pool, two soccer fields, and the two-story community clubhouse. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I could see Stan abandoning all efforts to help me obtain a tennis scholarship. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z How I wished to succeed in tennis so that they would really have something to emulate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He continues to talk about the architecture and the tennis courts and the square footage of the two-bedroom suites and how great it all is. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Despite the emergency, two foreign consuls were playing tennis on the grass courts out back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I began to feel guilty for being selfish, for thinking too much of myself and tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to swallow the dry and hairy tennis ball in my throat. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Marine transport helicopters swooped down, landing on the nearby tennis courts. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The painting of a tennis match between black and white players where neither had yet to score. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was almost fourteen years old, had never handled a tennis racket in my life and knew absolutely nothing about the rules of the game. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no mention of the secret tennis game, and nothing at all that seemed related to the first clue—not until the last thirty seconds of the video. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z February 20 I got hit across the back with a tennis racquet. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A tennis shoe sticking out between two Dumpsters. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a big white house! They have two dogs! There’s a lemon tree! They have a swimming pool! And a tennis court!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I tripped over the tips of my tennis shoes as I made my way around the front of the van. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Unlike the white high school, Lafayette County Training School distinguished itself by having neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court, nor climbing ivy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Fadi paused at the front step to unlace his tennis shoes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We were at first allotted a tiny plot of land tucked away behind the tennis courts, next to a toolshed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z In perfect German, the radio announcer says jauntily, as if he's announcing a tennis match, "This is BBC London with the German news broadcast!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were the size of tennis balls behind his goggle glasses. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z One month from now, my king, my leader, my tennis buddy, the dark kingdom beyond the Bonecruel Mountains will be no more, and the remaining goblins will be in chains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z In 1974, two and a half years after I began tennis, I won my first championship, the Alexandra Open, defeating David in the final. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The tennis shoes belonged to Grandpa and were several sizes too big. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The tennis clinic was a success, dozens of eager black boys and girls showed up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d skateboard to the park, and he’d take his tennis shoes off and rub his feet on the grass like he was wiping something off of them. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Darryl and Bruce played on the basketball team; Don, the aesthete among us, played soccer and tennis. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Beads and sequins scattered, and tennis balls bounced in all directions. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Each stride he took was as long as a tennis court. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the tennis ball in front of his face so he’s clear about what we’re doing before I let him out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Coach Douglas went out of his way to get her father any support he needed, even finding the money to send the tennis team to a week-long camp in North Carolina a few years ago. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I replied that there were no “tennis universities.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since I began playing tennis I defeated Scaramouche. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Bull marched them through the bar, past the dining room, out past the barbecue pits, the tennis courts, and toward the swimming pool. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They loved tennis balls and would go down to the court and slime any that had been left around. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z It was like watching a tennis match, or maybe more like badminton in our backyard. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z My mom was Kitty Hammer, and as I implied before, if that name rings a bell, you’re probably a big-time tennis fan. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Taking turns throwing the tennis ball for Tilly, who never quits. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Wilfred had a heavy load of tennis lessons and could not come with me; but he gave me money to cover expenses for the day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba kicked a wooden tennis racket on our tarpaulin spread with the toe of his boot. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "He's lucky you wear those little tennis shoes," his dad said, "even in the middle of winter. . . . Seriously, a jump reverse hook?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Chip told them more about the Washingtons, and the night of the tennis match, and even shared secrets about his father’s heritage. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Invariably I arrive late at somebody’s brunch or tennis party—the festivities of a secular Sunday. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was young, he was a world-class tennis player, and over the past fifty years, he has coached and counseled and known many of the greatest tennis players in the history of the game. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He picked up a Wallace yearbook and flipped to the picture of the tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Before, she had been passive in her rebellion—sneaking off to see Reggie, refusing to play tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately U.S.C. has already given out all of its tennis scholarships. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z An elderly white man in a tennis outfit came up to me as I was taking a sip of water. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z No dinner table, no shaded margin of a tennis court ever heard her so easily and richly associative. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My feet, heavy with my soaking tennis shoes, feel El Norte beneath them, but they do not pause. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Wait. You were there on the night she dug up the tennis court?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Coach Thomas Turner was the science teacher and tennis coach at Wallace High School. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My father regarded tennis as a “sissy’s sport.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My life began revolving around school, reading and tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Prince Hamlet joined the charade, tugging upon the jester until he rebounded like a tennis ball and jumped upon the king’s table, where he commenced singing. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I worked out with a ball machine, played scores of tough sets against Wilfred and Scaramouche; I pored over dozens of tennis books dealing with strategy and tactics. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t go to the staff club because I don’t want to see him. I’ve lost my interest in tennis. He betrayed and hurt me, and yet it seems as if he’s running my life.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Mister Bobo. Right. Well,” she said, a little louder, “I’m going to go and play with my dolls now, over by the old tennis court, round the back.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z In tennis, both players started at zero, except they called it love. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The only sound in the empty school was the slap of his tennis shoes against the checkered floor and the drone of the janitor’s vacuum coming from the teachers’ lounge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The letter was dated exactly fifty years after the tennis game.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It grew to the size of a tennis ball. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She turned to the photo of the tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The other thing I carried was a tennis ball. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “That game you made up to beat the hell out of your tennis shoes.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z They watched movies, they played tennis on clay courts, they walked long walks through the back acreage, and they swam in the pool. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z When it had had enough it rolled over onto its front once more and walked back toward the tennis court, like a tiny patch of midnight in the midday sun. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Lumpy looking gangly months later, tennis ball in his mouth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Also, I could no longer bear the pain of meeting with contemptuous stares and oaths from black tennis officials and spectators. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his day off, and we had been playing tennis at Ellis Park. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued teaching six-, seven- and eight-year-olds the little I knew about tennis, with the hope that they might someday succeed where I had failed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the other boys stood with her father in the court nearest the stands, softly lobbing tennis balls to one another. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I kicked the toe of my tennis shoe against the metal flush button sticking out from the tiles behind the toilet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The Newsome Park Community Center boasted a kitchen and banquet space, rooms for craft courses and club meetings, basketball and tennis courts, and a baseball diamond for the semipro Newsome Park Dodgers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Then change the law,” black tennis officials insisted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex turned to see Rex racing across the grass, chasing down a line drive tennis ball. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She found it on the third day, in an overgrown meadow beside the tennis court, behind a clump of trees—a low brick circle almost hidden in the high grass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Omer was wearing a thick, white, long-sleeved T-shirt with three buttons at the throat, blue jeans, and purple high-topped tennis shoes. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z We were playing the schoolyard game of brandy—tag with a tennis ball. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Her tennis doubles partner’s high five is a slap. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He sat heavily in the patent rocker that was his and shucked off his wet tennis shoes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z So there I was in the shadow of those two giants of tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “So don’t count on our players showing up to save your hide,” retorted black tennis officials. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z You play tennis with them, you have them over to dinner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Did Iranians say Ping-Pong, or did they say table tennis? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “How many? How many. Got a crack tennis team, you know.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Coraline ambled across the meadow toward the old tennis court, dangling and swinging the black key on its piece of string as she walked. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He kept spinning the ball, hitting it soft, angling it sharply; he played what is commonly called “junk tennis.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All week long, every time I saw J.T. or Digger, we avoided one another—until the day Digger caught up with me after school when I was cutting across the field by the tennis courts. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I was desperate to make contact with American tennis players; the lure of playing in a tournament with some of the best names in tennis was irresistible; I agreed to play. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The clue says Coach Washington idolized a team in a sport other than tennis.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You have heard about the big tennis exhibition?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “This isn’t another tennis game. This is real life. They won.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of time before tennis replaced soccer as my favourite sport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Weeds grew out of the tennis court; the tile roof of the house was patched with sheets of tin. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I was excited to have my own tennis racket at first, but I didn’t really pursue the sport or make the most of the training Mom and Dad offered. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He responded by kicking Reggie off the tennis team—in the middle of the season—and threatened to send Siobhan away for her last year of high school. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He saw as many hockey games as he could, was an active tennis player, skied, swam, and belonged to a Ping-Pong club in Manhattan. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I hope that my first tennis shoes, stolen by thugs, somehow got this far. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Branwell is no better at golf or tennis than he is at basketball, but for the entire month he spends with them, he never gives up trying to be what they want him to be. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever I visited his home on Second Avenue we often talked about the state of black tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the Opel washed before Master finished breakfast, and when Master came back from work and was taking a siesta, he dusted the car over again, before Master left for the tennis courts. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Can you sacrifice even your tennis and books?” he said with a wry smile. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And everyone knows that it’s better to have an expert show you—and not just tell you—how to play tennis or golf or a musical instrument. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Track, swimming, tennis—any sport that had a clear lane line or net between her and her opponent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Racks of clothes, shelves of books, shoes, tennis rackets. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Being kicked out of black tennis had left me with few friends; it seemed people went out of their way to dissociate themselves from me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Being surrounded by stacks of books every day, along with the upcoming tennis court dedication, caused Siobhan to think more about Reggie than she had in years. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The little creature on the bed had large, bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis balls. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z While he was upstairs changing into a flannel shirt, khakis, tennis socks, and tan leather hiking boots, she fixed black coffee in a thermos and some chicken salad sandwiches. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Duncan Priest and Mark Badbury appeared with a tennis ball. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Right, because they don’t have machines for that, ones that can’t judge me as I’m making an idiot of myself, trying to play tennis with one eye open.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “We’re not throwing our tennis shoes around, Dad. We're playing a game. It’s the common man’s version of throwing the javelin. And we’re seeing who can throw his shoe the farthest.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t be allowed to enter even a black South African university with that, so how could I hope to enter an American one if I was to be awarded a tennis scholarship? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The thirteen-thousand square-foot house had a pool, a tennis court, a gazebo, two jacuzzis, a workout room, ten bathrooms, and a special wing with a video room for his seven grandchildren. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Wilfred and the white woman were standing on a patch of freshly mown grass in front of the first of four all-weather tennis courts, whose surface was strewn with Dunlop tennis balls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Saturday morning of the most important tennis match of my life was bright and sunny. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Others went by in convertibles, off to play tennis or ride horses or sail. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowds in the parking lot, crowds in the fields and the tennis and basketball courts—except for one set of courts that’s being used as a helipad. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The kids in the class had been following this exchange like a crowd watching a tennis match, their eyes going from one player to the other. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “I had to run up and wash. I was playing tennis when the bell rang. Won’t you sit down?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Each time I went to play tennis in a white neighbourhood, I thought I was being followed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By playing in white tennis tournaments I got to meet Keith Breb- nor, coach of one of South Africa’s crack junior tennis squads. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But to be fair, that hole was a bit small. But underneath the tennis court...” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Left with the class’s emblematic cars, Lilly Pulitzer skirts and Ralph Lauren shirts, their golf, tennis, and soccer, and, most conspicuously, their houses, they have staked out their place and inflated the American dream. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He had on a pair of good tennis shoes, now almost dry. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids who played tennis were mostly white. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He’d wait for Jackie to take a sip of water and get back into position, then Dub would fire another tennis ball across the net at him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We end up playing tennis in the street, like we did when I first moved here, and afterward we walk up to the Dairy Queen and order Blizzards. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mami looks from one to the other as if she’s at a tennis match eagerly awaiting the outcome of the game. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A walkway stretches from the boathouse past the tennis courts and over to Cuddledown. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I would finally be free to pursue my life’s dream: to become a professional tennis player. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry—those tennis courts...they were dedicated to Coach Washington?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It has its own golf course, club house, tennis courts, and swimming pool. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year it was a guy from the tennis team, the one who made State. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I’d be running still if the tennis courts hadn’t been there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I slam the tennis ball into the backboard, trying my best not to think about anything. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Did they know about my breaking the law by playing tennis with whites? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next few hours after the tennis game, everything was calm and back to normal in Lambert, South Carolina. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then on Friday night, Stuart would take me to dinner and we’d stay out late and I’d be tired when I got up for my tennis game on Saturday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Down a flight of stairs, through a concealed side door and a second hidden corridor, there is a small room full of chairs and tablecloths and one old, abandoned tennis racquet. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I was covering Wimbledon, the world’s premier tennis competition and one of the few events I go to where the crowd never boos and no one is drunk in the parking lot. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He crossed and uncrossed his legs, resting one of his white tennis shoes on his knee. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Infection and colitis ulcers had so compromised his system that they were amazed he had been able to play tennis just a few months earlier. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Henry smiles breathlessly against his neck, looking extremely pleased with himself, and says, “I’m rather finished with tennis, aren’t you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She told me she had been to Wimbledon several times, that she was an above-average club player and that all her family was involved with tennis back in England. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing she put on were her own leather sandals; his tennis shoes were too big for her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The two then headed for their tennis bags on the side of the court, near where I stood, awed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s make sure he never plays tennis again.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you find this underneath the tennis courts that night?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I mean, she was in high school going through the things high school girls go through, playing tennis and learning piano, and when Tateh was divorcing Mameh she got lost in all that. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All my pictures with David, the tennis team selfies—lost. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We got Grandma Smith’s old wooden tennis rackets and pedaled off to Phoenix University, where we tried to play tennis with the dead balls other people had left behind. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It was the ringing of tiny tennis rackets against tiny snow skis, of miniature Eiffel Towers against half-inch ballerinas on point. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Blond-haired, well built and as graceful as a cat on the court, Andre was one of South Africa’s rising tennis stars. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He also wore a white T-shirt and white tennis shoes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As he walked through the dining room, something — an old tennis ball — hit him on top of the head and bounced away. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we went out on the porch and tossed a tennis ball to Wishbone till he got tired and went to sleep at my feet. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I jump from the steps and the smack sound of my tennis shoes makes me think of Ginia. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z "My husband had a tennis game today with Victor Hubbard." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I knew that despite his genuine commitment to integrated tennis, he wanted me to play so as to deflect criticism why there weren’t any blacks in the tournament. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Go and play your tennis and don’t come back here.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m wearing my old, beat-up tennis shoes and a T-shirt that says: Virginia is for Lovers. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z It’s all my pictures, every memory of school and tennis team and David. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z One Sunday morning the entire world awoke to a tennis miracle: Arthur Ashe had won Wimbledon! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Meme learned to swim like a professional, to play tennis, and to eat Virginia ham with slices of pineapple. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The level of tennis among us blacks was still appalling, but we had a good time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I felt the bottom of a tennis shoe scrape against my ribs. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The dorms were black and silent, and the big parking lot behind the tennis court was empty except for a few faculty cars and a lone green truck from Maintenance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I guess I could have appeased them by simply staying away from white tennis players, but that I was not prepared to do. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was like one of those cheery young physicians in Hawaiian shirts and tennis shoes that you see on TV shows. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But everyone thought I was hallucinating in thinking I could become a professional tennis player, let alone get to America. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I touched the tennis shoes he’d sent me that were hanging from my rearview mirror. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Are you a tennis player?” she asked in a heavy British accent. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He was flashily dressed in a brand-new Fila tennis outfit, which fitted rather tightly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no string and that threw him until he looked down at his tennis shoes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But this business of dropping Selena off at her house after tennis and then getting stuck—every single time—for the whole cab fare was getting on Ginnie’s nerves. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She read the inscription for Brandon, then slid over to get a better look at the photo of the tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I’ve been thinking. I mean you bring the tennis balls and all, all the time. I forgot about that.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Then tennis, then poetry, now it’s this rubbish that white people listen to all the time. You really must be going mad. How many black people listen to that rubbish?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore she decided to take Milo out behind the tennis courts to the ravine, since it had been canvassed days before and was, besides, a spot of which the dog was especially fond. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I shared the tennis clothes with my brother and sisters. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not sleep, she could not distract herself She began to think about killing the tennis coach. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was dressed in khaki shorts, a blue shirt, and tennis shoes—so that at first glance she was like a very young boy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Stan queried me more about my tennis and what my future plans were. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They had desegregated Durham’s tennis courts in this manner a few months earlier. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z To celebrate my recovery Serafina presents me with new clothing and a new pair of tennis shoes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z In June of 1975 I was chosen to represent the southern Transvaal black junior tennis squad in the National Tour- nament in Pretoria. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few low-key rides, and a game in which players threw tennis balls at papier-mâché likenesses of Idi Amin and Richard Nixon. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We frequently exchanged books, did English homework together, read prose and poetry together, trained together, and sat on the same seat during tennis trips. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently my audacity to break apartheid laws in sports had made me notorious in white tennis circles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The improvement I would have made in years of playing tennis in the ghetto would not have equalled the improvement I made in those eight weeks with the squad. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an old lady with a shopping cart full of cat food and three tennis rackets. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The tennis court must be round the corner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Ranyinudo had introduced them one afternoon, months ago, when Don dropped by Ranyinudo’s flat on his way to his club, wearing tennis whites, and Ifemelu had left almost immediately, to give them privacy. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Have you ever thought about going out for the tennis team instead?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When I reached the two potholed courts with tattered nets and broken fences, I found assembled about them the largest crowd of black people I had ever seen about a tennis court. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And he bent to lace up his tennis shoes. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t lost on her that she had destroyed a tennis court, just like her grandmother. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She walked over to the location of the future tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Richard and “Mac” McDonald bought one of the largest houses in San Bernardino, a hillside mansion with a tennis court and a pool. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z He had three sports books from the library open in front of him—one on football and two on tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Like track and tennis, I was glad I tried it, but it wasn’t for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Along a different corridor I met a young white woman in tennis attire. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not stand at the altar; he paces up and down the church aisle’s pink floors in his white robe, which he wears with broken-down tennis shoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He had taped the clear tube of a ballpoint pen to the threaded end of the needle, and on top of that he had fixed a tennis ball. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The tools in NHS wanted her to run the show, but you weren’t allowed to be the leader of more than two things, and she was already tennis captain and junior class president. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Delia pulled her ratty tennis shoes off her feet and beat them against each other, trying to loosen the clumps of dirt from their soles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Her tennis shoes are here, but not her boots. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And she was beauty personified on the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She bent over and picked up her tennis paraphernalia. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z They were dressed half for battle, half for tennis or croquet. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no abandoned tennis court in the other another’s world, no bottomless well. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Last night, after studying the tennis photo, she had paged through the Ps in the student sections, searching for James Parker. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Walking down the street, the typical American with his sunglasses, bridal-white tennis shoes, and hopeful cluelessness is about as obvious as a stray giraffe. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The dog looks everywhere except at Levi until Windy picks up the ratty tennis ball. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Far ahead of us four boys, looking like white flags on the endless green playing fields, crossed toward the tennis courts. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Watch me while I sat out on the porch helping Zu lace her new tennis shoes before walking with her and Hina to the cabin serving as the classroom. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I spent my days playing tennis at the ranch, hoping for a letter from Stan or George Toley telling me that some university in America had decided to award me a tennis scholarship. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor were they at the baseball field or the basketball court or the tennis courts or the World War I cannon or the playground or the Boy Scout cabin or the picnic area. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Siobhan’s father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The grass is littered with tennis racquets and drink bottles, food wrappers and beach towels. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Dallas had been showing one of the younger boys how to throw a tennis ball over the roof of the Boxton Creek Home. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you come and work for me at the sports shop?” he said one Saturday afternoon as he was driving me to the black bus stop following a tennis lesson. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In the beginning I used a sawed-off broomstick with an old tennis ball stuck on one end. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ugh, that dangerous sport. Soccer is too rough. You should try tennis someday. It’s a gentlemen’s sport. Wouldn’t you like to be a gentleman?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Murphy is rewarded with attention from Levi, who rubs his belly, and the tennis ball from Windy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “He’d come in, and the machine would be busted on a Sunday morning,” recalled Livingood, “and he’d say, ‘Well, I’m going out to play tennis, and you people have to fix it.’ Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He continued his winning streak; the results made headlines in all the black newspapers; blacks all over the country rejoiced, including those who knew nothing about tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The island was about the size of two tennis courts side by side, and no part of it rose higher than the height of Malcolm’s waist above the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The tennis facilities in Attredgeville were better than in other ghettos, but still distantly inferior to those of whites. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Since tennis shoes don’t have a lot of grip on the ice, Larry would go into the fence hard and couldn’t control what part of him hit first. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t eat or play tennis; I couldn’t think of anything but the matriculation results and what they meant. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed up at night, trying to figure out what it is in the delivery of a tennis serve that primes his judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to jeopardize the tennis deal we have. Thanks anyway.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you don’t want to play tennis?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In the end, there were three sets—like tennis. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Officially, she had resigned due to “mismanagement of city resources.'' Officially, she had “mistakenly directed” one of her. maintenance crews to dig up the tennis courts at Vickers Park. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z All the letters contained brochures about the school, an application form and a personal letter from the tennis coach. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if even after a lifetime of playing tennis, I could ever be half as good as they. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We then switched to the black tennis situation in South Africa and, in particular, the conspicuous lack of champions of Arthur Ashe’s calibre. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t she know the tennis team sucked this year without her? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Once the lights had been erected, the crew began jackhammering, breaking up the green tennis court into chunks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was wearing his usual leopard-pattem Hawaiian shirt, walking shorts, and tennis shoes with black socks. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She kept thinking about Reginald Bradley at that secret tennis game that night. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had left his tennis shoes in the shelter and when he felt the sand turn to mud between his toes he kicked off the bottom and began to swim. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in the way the tennis players hold themselves, or the way they toss the ball, or the fluidity of their motion triggers something in his unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, she loved it. She was a great player. Her daddy wanted her to be the next Althea Gibson. Of course, back then we didn’t have a girls’ tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The prize was a pair of good tennis shoes from America. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He stomped on the slender rectangular boxes, his tennis shoes making crunching sounds. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There were so many different programs to choose from, but I had already tried tee-ball and tennis. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Van wore khakis, a golf shirt, and tennis shoes; he stood six feet tall and weighed 185 pounds, fit, his head a bushel of blond hair. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Our gym teacher, Ms. Connors, is teaching us to play tennis. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z In the back there was an inground pool and a combination basketball and tennis court. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He tossed his tennis shoes across the street with all his might and anger. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z I'm listening to all this from the tub, the water hotter than I can stand it, to waylay the cramps snaking into my calves after two brutal tennis matches that day. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Sundays customarily meant a competitive game of tennis. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I could hear the sound of the tennis balls from the court. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe how sophisticated and exciting tennis training could be—provided one had the proper facilities and qualified coaches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The pale blue eyes worked their way down to Alfred's hands, twisting and wringing the tennis shirt. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “I came in to find a tennis ball,” I blurted. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She comes down the patio and gives Vic a little peck on the cheek, whispering as she does, "I've told them he's been playing tennis with you." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I had been reading about Arthur Ashe’s exploit in the old tennis magazines Mrs. Smith regularly gave me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you want me to stop playing tennis with whites, I’ll do so right this minute.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Rutherford had believed in discouraging students from night work, since the summer evenings were more suitable for tennis. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure there wasn’t. Let me see what I can find about tennis scoring online.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The ghost of the tennis ball is coming to haunt the man. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z After he left the room, Candice opened the yearbook and flipped to the photo of the tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Elbows out, flapping along in his outsized tennis shoes. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Because you are taking up this court not with a real game but just hitting tennis balls this way and that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z You need five Shiny ones For a snow cone: Strawberry and root beer, Grape that stains The mouth with laughter, Orange that’s a tennis ball Of snow You could stab With a red-striped straw. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I pretended to be interested in tennis shoes a couple of aisles down. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t cover the history of Ping-Pong/table tennis in Iran during our Net Sports Unit in physical education, which now seemed like a ridiculous oversight. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Quincy, three years ago, I played tennis twice a week.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Look what we got!” he exclaimed, dangling a pair of worn and soiled tennis shoes in front of me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z There were men at Cambridge who were mentally agile as teachers, and still played a decent game of tennis, still rowed, who were twenty years older than him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Then, refreshed by his innocence, she called the tennis coach in Ardmore. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He seemed to dominate the tennis court while he was at Grossinger’s, and other than his games with the resident pro, Fischer usually won all of his matches. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The dancing took place on the center tennis court, which had been covered with a portable parquet floor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I am not taking up tennis again just because I played one single afternoon, and in no capacity do I ever want to hit with Mummy. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He passed Sunset Park once again, and more houses, and the junior college and the tennis courts, and the picnickers, who now sat waiting for the evening fireworks. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I played tennis with Chris, talked about other things, then eventually sat down with him to discuss the risks he’d taken. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She might have been directing which tennis sets the girls were to play in. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She then collected her tennis things—racket, hand towel, and sun hat—and followed Selena. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Siobhan’s father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Nor was it like an ace at tennis: you only know you have served one after your opponent has failed to make a return. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “And if you like,” he said enthusiastically, “we can sometimes play at Ellis Park or other tennis courts in the city.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when he got married, I used to play tennis with he and Mrs. Antolini quite frequently, out at the West Side Tennis Club, in Forest Hills, Long Island. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The house-elf’s goggling tennis ball eyes were peering at Harry through the darkness. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The cars were blocking her view, but she could hear the sound of tennis balls bouncing against the ground. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The two weeks in Pretoria opened my eyes fully to the stark realities of black tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They joined their own neighborhood pool and tennis clubs and were making drinking friends with Americans. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We had taken a break from tennis practise, and were headed for the local cafe to get some cold drinks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a bluebottle buzzing around, and for a minute we had a laugh playing “blue bottle tennis,” throwing our hands about to make the demented creature go from one to the other of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “The footbridge, I meant, you cretins! By the tennis courts! Why would I send you off to Upton? Unsupervised?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He then added, “You walk funny”—a reference, perhaps, to Fischer’s athletic swagger from years of tennis, swimming, and basketball. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was like a library in there, tall stacks of rods, shirts, hats, pants, shoes and jackets, and tennis rackets and inflatable rafts lining the narrow aisles. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to new playground equipment, they planned to add tennis courts, and thanks to community input, they had decided to dedicate the courts to her father. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He looked athletic, like a tennis player maybe, or a serious pickup b-ball player, although he was too short to play under the basket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She showed him how to play tennis on a clay court. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z She hit it again, trying her best to break the glass right above the tennis court. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was awakened from my reverie by Stan saying the following to Owen: “ . . . and I think Mark will need rackets, tennis shoes, shirts and shorts.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad bends to pick up the tennis ball. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued playing in white tennis tournaments on weekends, and my game kept on improving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z If such tennis shoes exist I am to earn them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z One day in June a letter came from a tennis coach from a college named Limestone in Gaffney, South Carolina. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Having just returned from America, I thought, he might help me contact universities over there about the possibility of a tennis scholarship. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those boys beat us fair and square. Beat us like we’d never seen a tennis racket before, much less picked one up.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had kicked off his tennis shoes but still had on his white tube socks, and she found this oddly endearing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s out past the gym and the locker rooms, past the basketball courts and the tennis courts and the baseball diamonds. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z My mom and dad looked like they were watching a tennis match through the windshield because they just kept shaking their heads. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He heard something crackle when his tennis shoe hit the window-pane, but he couldn’t worry about it. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z George Toley’s letter read: Dear Mark, Stan told me about you and your intention to obtain a tennis scholarship to an American university. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Naked white South African tennis players milled around the locker room, getting ready for matches or about to shower. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They took my belongings—the faithful tennis shoes, my clothes—everything but my chones. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She enjoyed playing tennis, but for her it was just a sport—not a battle. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I was an outcast from the black tennis world, and the white tennis world wasn’t ready to accept me, so where did I belong, what should I do? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Where Coraline came from, once you were through the patch of trees, you saw nothing but the meadow and the old tennis court. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Too much reading and too much tennis is not good for you,” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that this was jealousy, intended to discredit and destroy me as a tennis player, and it bothered me and made me angry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The two tennis courts were run down and buried under weeds. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They live in Miami Beach—Sandy in a high-rise c^aidominium with a gym on the top floor, and Del in a nice house with a tennis court in the backyard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Only fifty miles from the limousines and exclusive tennis clubs and lush green fairways of Palm Springs, the west shore of the Salton Sea had once been the site of intense real estate speculation. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Scaramouche managed to get me a few old tennis rackets from his wealthy white tennis friends, and I was able to concentrate on my game without worrying about a broken racket or string. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We ride past lower campus, the football stadium, and then the tennis courts, just waiting to see where the truck will stop. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I could see myself remaining in South Africa, an outcast, rejected by the Black Tennis Association and not accepted by the white tennis association because of apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She had now stationed herself directly behind Rupert, and suddenly she extended a hand the size of a tennis racquet and grabbed all the hair on Rupert's head in her fist. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Over a limb of an-other, someone’s tennis shoes dangle with the laces knotted. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Then later, during Volleyball, he made two guys clean off the scuff marks from the gym floors with old tennis balls. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I was up and had the tennis ball gripped tightly in one hand. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t there. Siobhan was, though. The way she explained it, our boys beat those other kids in tennis fair and square. Whupped ’em like they stole something. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She reminds herself of all the other things her mother ships south: Reebok tennis shoes, black sandals, the yellow bear and pink puppy stuffed toys on her bed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He would serve as an assistant football coach, and he would be allowed to form his own tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Object’s parents returned from their morning tennis foursome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Gregor reached his arm between the dryers and pulled out an old tennis ball Boots had been chasing around. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Dad picks another tennis ball from the pile on the grass at his feet. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought she knew because along with tennis, ballet, and diving lessons at the “Y”, she had taken art appreciation lessons last year. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I kick a tennis ball out of my way and watch it skitter across the grass and bounce against the steps. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba’s brain on those pictures looked like cross sections of a big walnut, riddled with tennis ball—shaped gray things. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The faint glow of dawn showed over the trees and dimmed the stars as Cole started to pull on his tennis shoes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z It was located, of course, about a hundred yards below the tennis courts on the Dancing Trout grounds. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those tennis courts were perfectly fine until that crazy fool from the city went and had them dug up. I mean, come on. What was she thinking?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But the evening before he gave me a pair of new tennis shoes and ten rands taxi fare, and he and members of the ranch wished me well. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in the emptier office, she plunged into the analysis, although the pesky laws of physics turned an afternoon of rote celestial tennis practice into a forces free-for-all. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Playing in the tournament was another milestone in my career as a tennis player. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The page was crowded with thousands of comments and videos of Nicole, her pageant appearances, student council speeches, tennis matches, mash-up tributes cut to saccharin music. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The faithful tennis shoes and I make a dash for it. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z His sharp blue eyes paused for a moment on Fadi, who looked down at his old tennis shoes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z So we played the game with our tools: our tennis shoes, two pieces of chalk, and his father’s tape measure. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Though I was out of the tournament, I returned regularly to Ellis Park, dressed in my tennis outfit and carrying my rackets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes open for tennis shoes, but there don’t seem to be any for sale. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z As always I sought refuge in books and tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I returned home from tennis to find that my father, in his rage for my not working, had destroyed several of my books. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Leah pulled Ruth May’s shirt on over her head and stuck her tennis shoes on her feet. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She grew up surrounded by books, spending just as much time in her school libraries as she did on the tennis courts. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I twist my head from side to side like I'm at a tennis match and steal another glance at my watch. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Before she sat opposite him at her small dining table and told him about the corrupt-eyed tennis coach in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, she poured them both some mango juice from a carton. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Someone has told her, I thought, someone has seen us together, the tennis professional has complained, the manager has sent a note, and I waited for her attack. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I unlaced my right tennis shoe, wriggled my foot out, and removed the mound of tens and twenties Pa had given me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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