Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
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Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon
“No one will ever know whether tennis would have experienced a surge in popularity had more of the best players let in the cameras the way some of the biggest stars in F1 and golf have in recent years for Drive to Survive and Full Swing, the golf equivalent. Still, in many ways, the failure of Break Point revealed some of the long-running fractures
... See moreThe next six months will tell. To which of us does that dire statement not apply?
Andre Agassi • Open
As in life, much of what goes on in sports can be explained by incentives, fears, and a desire for approval. You just have to know where to look … and it helps if you have data to prove it.
L. Jon Wertheim • Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
THE PROBLEMS WHICH MOST PERPLEX TENNIS PLAYERS ARE NOT those dealing with the proper way to swing a racket. Books and professionals giving this information abound. Nor do most players complain excessively about physical limitations. The most common complaint of sportsmen ringing down the corridors of the ages is, “It’s not that I don’t know what to
... See moreW. Timothy Gallwey • The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance
My knowledge of the game is improving, but my body is breaking down.
Andre Agassi • Open
The realities of the men’s professional tennis tour bear about as much resemblance to the lush finals you see on TV as a slaughterhouse does to a well-presented cut of restaurant sirloin.