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Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches

by Peter Bodo, Patrick McEnroe
$13.90
Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches
Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches

Behind-the-scenes truths from tennis insider McEnroe.

If you've ever watched a tennis match and wondered about the off-camera dramas, "Hardcourt Confidential" is your backstage pass. Imagine sitting down with Patrick McEnroe, a seasoned expert, as he spills the beans on the personalities, the rivalries, and the seismic changes in the sport he's breathed his whole life. You'll get more than just facts here – you're in for stories only someone with McEnroe's intimate knowledge of the game could share. Perfect for tennis enthusiasts and those intrigued by the human aspect of sports.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches

by Peter Bodo, Patrick McEnroe
$13.90
ISBN: 9781401323813
Authors: Peter Bodo, Patrick McEnroe
Publisher: Hyperion
Date of Publication: 2010-06-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Sports, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.48
(rated by 273 readers)

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An entertaining and unfiltered look at professional tennis as only Patrick McEnroe can offer. Patrick McEnroe has been in the world of professional tennis in one way or another for most of his life. As a player, coach, and ESPN commentator, he's seen it all. The significant tennis books of recent years have all been autobiographies--famous players burnishing their image or attempting to set the record straight within carefully controlled memoirs. No one has been willing to do a book that pulls back the curtain and presents an honest, no-holds-barred look into the ultimate gentleman's sport and the larger-than-life personalities that inhabit it. Patrick McEnroe does just that. Curious to know which marquee player threw a tantrum and bailed early on a tournament? Why Roger Federer, presumably the greatest player of all time, has a losing head-to-head record with Rafael Nadal? Why certain tennis prodigies burned out early? The real role of coaches like Nick Bollettieri? Which player is as much of a diva off the court as on? The greatest match ever played? In Hardcourt Confidential, McEnroe uses his twenty-five-plus years in the trenches of the game to tell true tales and wild stories about the players you think you know (from Sampras to Agassi to Roddick to the Williams sisters), how and why the game has changed since he first swung
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Behind-the-scenes truths from tennis insider McEnroe.

If you've ever watched a tennis match and wondered about the off-camera dramas, "Hardcourt Confidential" is your backstage pass. Imagine sitting down with Patrick McEnroe, a seasoned expert, as he spills the beans on the personalities, the rivalries, and the seismic changes in the sport he's breathed his whole life. You'll get more than just facts here – you're in for stories only someone with McEnroe's intimate knowledge of the game could share. Perfect for tennis enthusiasts and those intrigued by the human aspect of sports.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.