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The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay
Fourteen French Open titles make Rafael Nadal's relationship with Roland Garros unlike almost anything else in individual sport. Christopher Clarey's The Warrior examines how…
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A Champion’s Mind
A Champion's Mind brings the reader close to a player who seldom made public confession part of his act. Pete Sampras, writing with Peter…
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The Outsider: A Memoir
Jimmy Connors revisits his upbringing, tennis rivalries and personal life in a candid memoir about competition, public identity and the costs of defiance.
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The Inner Game of Tennis
The Inner Game of Tennis starts with a familiar contradiction: a player can know what a good stroke should look like and still interfere…
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On the Line
On the Line tells Serena Williams's story from the position of an athlete still actively shaping it. Written with Daniel Paisner, the memoir connects…
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Winning Ugly
Winning Ugly begins with a practical tennis problem: the player with the prettier strokes does not always win. Brad Gilbert, writing with Steve Jamison,…
