Bad News For Mcenroe

Author : Bill Scanlon,Sonny Long,Cathy Long
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466863392

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Bad News for McEnroe by Bill Scanlon,Sonny Long,Cathy Long Pdf

A shockingly honest memoir about life on the pro tennis circuit during its golden years by one of McEnroe's and Connors' chief rivals, Bill Scanlon. In the golden age of tennis, when players were just learning how to become media personalities, men like John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg and Ivan Lendl ruled the court. In a tell-all memoir, former top 10 seeded tennis star and chief McEnroe rival, Bill Scanlon, presents an unfettered look at the good old days of tennis when some of the most colorful (and infamous) players in history went head-to-head and the game was changed forever. Bad News For McEnroe is in part a revelation of the feud between McEnroe and the author that began when they were teenagers, but the essence of this book are the wonderful and surprising on- and off-the-court high jinks of such notable players as Guillermo Vilas, Borg, McEnroe, Ilie Nastase and Connors, all of whom Scanlan played and knew intimately, from locker room fights to on-court breakdowns and blow-ups. A story that could not have come from anyone but a true insider, Scanlon's tale of life on the pro tennis circuit will shock and delight tennis fans everywhere.

Author : Patrick McEnroe
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781401395971

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Hardcourt Confidential by Patrick McEnroe Pdf

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 a racket, and what the future holds in store for American tennis. McEnroe takes an unapologetic look at the men, women, and events of the past three decades, right up to the epic Federer vs. Nadal rivalry that dominates the game today. He's got a lot to say and he's not afraid to say it.

Author : Matthew Cronin
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781118015957

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Epic by Matthew Cronin Pdf

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 player into an American icon, the high point of tennis's gigantic leap into the national consciousness, and the beginning of Borg's rapid and surprising decline. This book takes you back to that amazing summer at the height of the golden age of tennis. Includes fascinating details about John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg both on and off the court, from grueling practice sessions to late-night partying Packed with stories and anecdotes of top tennis players and coaches, including Vitas Gerulaitis, Mary Carillo, Lennart Bergelin, and others Highlights a pivotal moment in the evolution of the game?from quiet to loud, from wood to metal racquets, and from European to American dominance Written by veteran tennis writer and analyst Matthew Cronin Whether you're a longtime tennis fan or a recent convert, Epic will give you a deeper understanding of the game and of two of the most amazing players ever to have played it.

Author : John McEnroe,James Kaplan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101204405

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You Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe,James Kaplan Pdf

A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by John McEnroe—the bad boy of professional tennis. John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen—and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. You Cannot Be Serious is McEnroe at his most personal, an intimate examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his “wild ride” through the world of professional tennis at a boom time when players were treated like rock stars. In this “bracing serve-and-volley autobiography” (The Boston Globe) he candidly explores the roots of his famous on-court explosions; his ambivalence toward the sport that made him famous; his adventures (and misadventures) on the road; his views of colleagues from Connors to Borg to Lendl; his opinions of contemporary tennis; his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and pop star Patty Smyth; and his roles as husband, father, senior tour player, and often-controversial commentator.

Author : John McEnroe
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781409147985

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But Seriously by John McEnroe Pdf

The wildly entertaining Sunday Times bestseller 'This book deserves to be seeded No. 1' Daily Mail Fifteen years after his massive bestseller Serious, John McEnroe is back and ready to talk. Who are the game's winners and losers? What's it like playing guitar onstage with the Rolling Stones, hitting balls with today's greats, breaking bread with his former on-court nemeses, getting scammed by an international art dealer, and raising a big family while balancing McEnroe-sized expectations? But Seriously is a richly personal account, blending anecdote and reflection with razor sharp and brutally honest opinions. This is the sports book of the year: brilliantly funny, surprisingly touching, and 100% McEnroe.

Author : Ryan Trembath
Publisher : Eckhartz Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781736077405

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Signature Shoes by Ryan Trembath Pdf

Just about everyone is familiar with the Nike Air Jordan shoe, but just when did the practice of attaching an athlete’s name to a shoe become common practice? This text takes you from the beginning of the signature shoe industry, and through the 1980s when the popularity of signature shoes accelerated. At the start of the ‘90s, just about every footwear company was producing a signature shoe, and looking for the next charismatic spokesperson, when they saw the dollars Nike was making with the Jordans. Eventually, signature shoes entered all facets of popular culture and were taken for granted by the public. Before long, it wasn’t just the most well-known and marketable athletes getting their own shoe. Athletes in Major League Baseball, the Women’s National Basketball Association, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Formula One, the Professional Golfers’ Association, the National Football League, musicians, and even the National Hockey League had their own footwear to go along with the mainstays of the NBA and professional tennis circuits.

Author : Ron Finklestein
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781614482376

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49 Marketing Secrets (That Work) to Grow Sales by Ron Finklestein Pdf

49 Marketing Secrets is a book that was conceived to fill the void on marketing books that is tailored to the small business owner. Many of the problems I have solved with my clients are marketing problems: they don't understand marketing, they don't know who to trust, they don't know what to do. The objective of the book is to provide an inexpensive and safe place for mall business owners to turn to receive trusted advice from people who have been there. The book was written by marketing experts and business owner and it describes what they implemented to grow their business. We can all become great marketers. In this book you will discover: 9 Winning Marketing Strategy 8 Branding and Corporate Image Strategies 6 Media Strategies 3 Networking strategies 9 Technology-Based Marketing Strategies 6 Event Strategies 8 Sales Strategies.

Author : Tim Adams
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0224069616

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On Being John McEnroe by Tim Adams Pdf

A fan's-eye-view of one of tennis' most notorious stars. The greatest sports stars characterize their times. They also help to tell us who we are. John McEnroe, at his best and worst, encapsulated the story of the eighties. His improvised quest for tennis perfection and his inability to find a way to grow up dramatized the volatile self-absorption of a generation. His matches were open therapy sessions and they allowed us all to be armchair shrinks. Tim Adams sets out to explore what it might have meant to be John McEnroe during those times and to define exactly what it is we want from our sporting heroes: how we require them to play out our own dramas; how the best of them provide an intensity that we can measure our own lives by. Talking to McEnroe, his friends and rivals, and drawing on a range of references, Tim Adams presents a book that is both a portrait of the most colourful player ever to pick up a racket and an original study of the idea of sporting obsession.

Author : Gerald Marzorati
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476737416

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Late to the Ball by Gerald Marzorati Pdf

"An award-winning author shares the inspiring and entertaining account of his pursuit to become a nationally competitive tennis player--at the age of sixty. Being a man or a woman in your early sixties is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't old.

Author : Robert P. Ottone
Publisher : JournalStone
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781685101145

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Wrapped in Plastic and Other Sweet Nothings by Robert P. Ottone Pdf

Seventeen stories claw at you from that dark space in the corner of your eye in this new collection by Bram Stoker Award-winning author Robert P. Ottone. In “Only That You Are Still Sane,” uncover the accidental and bizarre discovery of time travel. Meet an ordinary couple with sexual desires that are anything but ordinary in “Nibble.” Follow the harrowing story of Sleepy Hollow’s town constable in “A Mourning in Sleepy Hollow.” Tread carefully along the precipice of darkness in “A Most Curious Tome.” And in the title story, meet a lonely civil service worker who comes face to face with the darkness eating away at him. Featuring six previously unpublished stories, Wrapped in Plastic & Other Sweet Nothings will force you to stare into the darkness within. Pray you don’t blink.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015063375029

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Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : Mark Landiak
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781504984201

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Getting Better by Mark Landiak Pdf

Imagine you are backpacking with your daughter in a remote part of the Grand Canyon and a mysterious illness decides to show up just as you are trying to make the climb out. Your chest is pounding, youre having trouble breathing and your legs feel like lead, but theres no one around to help you. You make it out alive only to learn that the climb back to health is going to be even more difficult. One doesnt normally connect humor with healing, but Getting Better is both helpful and, at times, hilarious. The book is an entertaining collection of one patients stories, thoughts and philosophies about how to deal with the physical and emotional trials of being seriously injured or ill. The author shares what he has learned about how relationships, faith, mental/physical fitness, and a sense of humor combine to help one cope with the ups and downs of the healing process. If youre a patient, youll learn, laugh and nod along as we examine some ideas for getting better in some facets of our lives. And, Getting Better isnt just for patients. Family members, friends, and caregivers will also find this book to be entertaining and full of ideas about how they can help the healing process for the people they care about.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Athletes
ISBN : PSU:000067303656

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Great Athletes by Anonim Pdf

Author : Mark Bonnie
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595177356

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The Third Strike by Mark Bonnie Pdf

Colonel Qaddafi tried to bring America down. Now he is dead. The newly elected American president now sees an opportunity to end the endless cycle of terror and revenge that has existed between Libya and America for decades. But will he get the chance or is the cycle indestructable?

Author : Mark Hodgkinson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471132759

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Andy Murray Wimbledon Champion by Mark Hodgkinson Pdf

The most revealing and in-depth biography of Andy Murray yet published. When Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal both exited in the first few days of Wimbledon 2013, the level of expectation on Andy Murray to become the first British champion of the men's competition since 1936 rose to new heights. Two sets down in the quarter-final, he recovered to keep alive the hopes of a nation. Then, on a boiling hot Sunday afternoon, Murray faced up to the world's best player, Novak Djokovic, with the title almost within his grasp. After three hours of tension, drama and sheer brilliance, Murray was Wimbledon champion and 17.3 million viewers, glued to the action, celebrated with him after his straight-sets victory. But how had the man from Dunblane, Scotland, a country once characterised as the worst tennis nation in the world, risen to the top? In this fascinating and revealing biography, Mark Hodgkinson, who first interviewed Murray when he was just 17, looks into the people who have influenced the Scot's career - his family, his coaches and his girlfriend among them - and assesses how he has won over a dubious and critical public. Murray's story is extraordinary, and this book gets to the heart of that remarkable drama.