What a great weekend for the wide world of sports: Wimbledon, Formula 1 at Silverstone, the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, the start of the Tour de France, Mets-Yankees subway series, and more. Forget about Joey Chestnut, however, and the gluttony, excessive hype, garishness, loudness, faux patriotism, and embarrassing, lowest-common-denominator absurdity of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest and the American moment it represents. Next thing you know, they'll be hosting MMA bouts on the White House lawn. Oh wait a minute, that is going to happen. Never mind. Give me the strength, productive purpose, and quiet dignity of Arthur Ashe instead. He won Wimbledon 50 years ago. Very few sports men and women are the "heroes" we brand them to be. In all his work on civil rights, social justice, immigration, AIDS, and much more, however, Ashe must be remembered as a true hero and humanitarian. We could certainly use Ashe, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, Bill Russell, and a younger, fit...
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