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Get the Summary of Andre Agassi's Open in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Andre Agassi's autobiography "Open" details his tumultuous relationship with tennis, shaped by his father's relentless drive for his success. From a young age, Agassi is pushed into the sport, practicing tirelessly on a homemade court in Las Vegas. Despite his natural talent and intense training, Agassi despises tennis, finding solace only...
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Millions play the sport and even more watch it on television, yet tennis remains a new and intriguing adventure for the hundreds of thousands each year who grab a racquet for the first time. This book provides a lighthearted and yet authoritative introduction to the sport, with information on its history, fashions, rules, equipment, etiquette, and other tennis topics.
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What Tennis Pros Dont Teach encompasses a World of information threading Tennis and life at work. It talks about the forces of Tennis under all different scenarios. This book is based on the love of Tennis as the foundation to tackle philosophy, mental toughness, discipline, strategy, the meaning of momentum, technique, player development, politics in sports, etc What Tennis Pros Dont Teach also shows us how to make Tennis a special friend and use...
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I have tried to show people of all ages the benefits of tennis. It is a springboard to almost any other sport or activity one may pursue. I started competing in a wide range of sports at an early age. Tennis combines the best for all sports. The movement on the court is up, back, side to side, reaching and the use of both hands. This also includes strategy and endurance. In singles, one is out there by themselves and the result comes based upon how...
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Enriching and motivational stories about those who love and participate in tennis over the age of 50. This is a volume of senior tennis through the stories and experiences of senior tennis players, from Gardnar Mulloy and Betty Eisenstien and Mayor David Dinkins to unknowns such as Chuck Niemeth.
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Simple Mental Tennis: A Short and Simple Guide to Strengthening Your Mind and Letting Your Talent Come Through is what all serious tennis players need to read now if they are not reaching their potential. This very short book, written in candid, caring, and personal language, will provide immediate results. Not only does it explain to players why they truly get mad on the court, lose focus and concentration, become anxious, and/or choke, it teaches...
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Drawn from more than two decades of experience, this engaging tutorial explains the ins and outs of being on a league tennis team. A blueprint for managing and competing in the program, the study provides strategies, concepts, and tips on everything from pre-match preparations and maintaining team chemistry to strategies for overall improvement. Offering a complete plan of attack for achieving established goals, this is a must-have for league tennis...
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A top tennis writer tells the story of the greatest Wimbledon, the greatest U.S. Open, and the greatest rivalry in the history of the game
The epic 1980 Wimbledon final that ended with John McEnroe's defeat by his idol, Bjorn Borg, is considered the greatest tennis match ever. The U.S. Open final later that year, when McEnroe got his revenge, is considered the greatest U.S. Open ever. These two matches marked McEnroe's transformation from tennis...
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Eight-year-old Ally Mayberry is trying her hand at a new sport. She's ready to take her game from the practice court to playing in tournaments but her coach doesn't think she's ready. Come along with Ally as she tries to understand her coach's thinking and take her game to a whole new level.
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When Andy Murray broke the news in March 2014 that he was parting company with Ivan Lendl it caused shock waves across the world. In just over two years Lendl had turned Murray from a perennial runner-up into the most successful British tennis player since Fred Perry - a winner of the US Open, Olympic Gold and Wimbledon Champion. However, when Murray - a 4 times Grand Slam finalist - announced, in 2011, that he was teaming up with the man they called...
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Early in July of 2015, tennis will celebrate the 40th anniversary of what might be the greatest upset in the annals of tennis. There have been other key matches in which the disparity between the favourite and the victorious underdog may have been more pronounced by standards of the sport. But none has been more resonant, or flush with meaning and contrasts. For this was not just a contest between a mercurial, seemingly unstoppable prodigy and an...
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This book is dedicated to tennis parents who want to help their children on the tennis court. It is for every tennis parent; even the ones who do not know how to hold a racket in their hands but are huge fans of tennis and have a great understanding of the game, as well as the tennis parents who are recreational tennis players, tennis coaches, or parents who used to be competitive tennis players and are looking for some fun, creative, and helpful...
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Este libro es una compilación de treinta y nueve columnas escritas por Arturo Núñez del Prado D, publicadas entre julio de 2022 y julio de 2023 en el portal www.tenischile.com, en las que vierte toda la experiencia acumulada durante largos años de periodismo y tenis.
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For the past thirty-five years Michael Mewshaw has covered pro tennis with a novelist's sense of style, a travel writer's feeling for place and an investigative reporter's commitment to unearthing the truth. Like Short Circuit, his description of life on the men's tour the New York Times hailed it as "one of the best books ever written about tennis, and the most timely" and Ladies of the Court, his account of the women's circuit, Mewshaw's articles...
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Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest player tennis has ever seen. A man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented No. 1 world ranking for 286 consecutive weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible an as yet unbroken 14 Grand Slam record. Yet while more vocal rivals often grabbed the headlines, Pete gave everything on the court, revealing little outside it.
Now, in “A Champion's Mind”, this very private champion, who so often...
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This is the inside story bringing to light those early years when Venus was just a talented eleven year old, Serena wasn't even a consideration, and Richard, their father, was trying everything to keep the hype alive. It will answer questions about their private lives, taking you up close and persona with each girl individually.
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Author of the acclaimed Tough Draw (which Arthur Ashe called "one of the best books on professional tennis I've ever read"), Eliot Berry returns to the graceful, high-stakes game of world-class tennis to share his insights on what it takes to be a winner. Berry follows today's top players, as well as a select few juniors on the rise, through the major worldwide tournaments on all surfaces-from the clay courts of the Orange Bowl to the grass of Wimbledon...
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Former professional player and WTA coach Mark Tjia shares the tennis knowledge gained through junior, collegiate, and professional playing experience, as well as coaching experience. This book offers insightful information on the mental, physical and emotional elements of the game of tennis, breaking down the mental strategies that will help players get to a higher level of overall competitivity. The book uses narratives, real-life situations, and...
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