Paul Fein

You Can Quote Me on That

Greatest Tennis Quips, Insights, and Zingers

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tennis 's top superstars speak their minds

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Potomac Books
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781574889253
• ISBN-10: 1574889257
• Artikelnr.: 21146609

Autorenporträt

PAUL FEIN

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORDYou Can Quote Me On That brought back a flood of wonderful
memories, and I discovered plenty of juicy quotes I never heard before.Ever
since I first picked up a tennis racket as an eleven-year-old in Long
Beach, California, I've crusaded to improve the sport I love. I battled
country club elitism and snobbery, the reactionary establishment,
"shamateurism," racism, homophobia and sexism.Winning thirty-nine Grand
Slam titles, including twenty at Wimbledon, and thumping Bobby Riggs in the
famous "Battle of the Sexes" match gave me the public platform I needed.
Early on, I learned the power of words. They can make people laugh and cry,
think and argue, and ultimately inspire us to do good and great
things.Tennis history has always been a huge fascination for me. I loved
stories about the tradition-breaking flamboyance of Suzanne Lenglen, the
classic elegance of Helen Wills, and the serve-and-volley boldness of Alice
Marble.As an enthusiastic teenager, I not only dreamed of playing like
these champions, I wanted to be like them. Lenglen liberated tennis women
in the 1920s with her attitude as much as her then-risqué attire. "I just
throw dignity to the wind and think of nothing but the game," she
proclaimed.Those words stuck in my mind, as did the eloquence of Helen
Wills Moody, the first American to dominate women's tennis. Seventy years
ago she said: "Concerning the limits and limitations of the women's
game-why should we believe there are any?" My thoughts exactly!That passion
for tennis is reflected every day around the world, whether it be at a
gritty public court in Compton, California, where Venus and Serena got
started, or Centre Court at Wimbledon-my favorite place in the world.
Tennis players tell it like it is. They praise and lambaste opponents,
confide their hopes and fears, talk tennis issues, and express themselves
in every conceivable way.Andre Agassi is one of my favorite players because
he's a champion off the court, too. He's raised millions of dollars for
charities, and his college preparatory academy in Las Vegas has given hope
to hundreds of disadvantaged children. After Andre rebounded from a
devastating career slump to win Roland Garros in 1999, he said, "I've got
to say, what turns me on more than anything is just making a difference in
people's lives. That's one thing I've taken with me and I'll keep. Probably
even more so than the accomplishments itself at the French Open is the fact
that somewhere along the line it gave hope to people."Paul Fein, an
award-winning journalist, is also a sectional tournament player, former
satellite tournament director and regional TV commentator, and teaching
pro, who knows first-hand about the pressures, joys and disappointments of
competition.Paul's You Can Quote Me On That contains hundreds of funny,
informative and provocative quotes by and about present and past stars on
thirty-five different topics. No one and nothing is spared.I found the
entire book engrossing. I'm sure you will, too. And you can quote me on
that!
-Tennis superstar Billie Jean King