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Winning Ugly
The tennis classic from Olympic gold medalist and ESPN analyst Brad Gilbert, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, and more, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents. A former Olympic medalist and now one of ESPN’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” (Tennis magazine) to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis. Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide.
Summary of Brad Gilbert & Steve Jamison's Winning Ugly
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The first lesson I learned when I turned pro in 1982 was how much an edge could be gained before the match even started. The top players came expecting to have me for lunch, and they’d been thinking about taking that first bite since they found out I was on the menu. #2 The first lesson I learned when I turned pro in 1982 was how much an edge could be gained before the match even started. The top players came expecting to have me for lunch, and they’d been thinking about taking that first bite since they found out I was on the menu #3 The warm-up should begin with your brain. It should evaluate your opponent and think about the match before you arrive at the court. If you drive to the match, your warm-up begins with your car. #4 The first lesson I learned when I turned pro in 1982 was how much an edge could be gained before the match even started. The top players came expecting to have me for lunch, and they’d been thinking about taking that first bite since they found out I was on the menu.
I've Got Your Back
The high-profile coach who turned around the tennis careers of Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick teaches leaders how to take their teams to the top--by overcoming intense pressures and frustrating distractions.
John Gilbert
Presents the life and career of the silent film star, debunking many of the rumors stirred since his death eighty years ago, including his high-profile romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
Championship Tennis
In Championship Tennis, Frank Giampaolo and Jon Levey cover the most important aspects of training, including athletic assessment, skill development, physical and mental preparation, practicing, and planning. It includes proven practice drills for mastering strokes, anticipatory skills, and styles of play.
How to Succeed in the Game of Life
Some of the hardest and most enduring lessons are learned on the field, but they don’t have to stay there. In HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE GAME OF LIFE: 34 INTERVIEWS WITH THE WORLD'S GREATEST COACHES, Christian Klemash collects the practical wisdom and uplifting stories from the best teams and their coaches, showing how determination and belief in oneself can guide your life. For two years, Klemash tirelessly tracked down the nation's top coaches from the college, professional, and Olympic levels to record their philosophies on life, both on and off the field. What resulted was a book that distills the discipline and never-give-up attitude of the world’s finest athletes into an inspiring, easy-to-read collection. From the hearts and minds of legendary coaches such as John Wooden, Joe Torre, Bill Cowher, Tony Dungy, and Red Auerbach, Christian Klemash reveals how these winners have made athletes from all walks of life into legends in their own right. These same lessons promise everyday people success through hard work and dedication. Filled with character, stories of triumph, and indomitable spirit, this book is sure to inspire anyone who will not accept second-best.
Tracking Identity
From being born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (aka Brittle Bone Disease) in 1976, Brad Gilbert experienced a series of events which has propelled him to personal and professional success. Witnessing the murder of his mother at the age of three, enduring a childhood of broken bones and constant domestic unrest, Brad was unknowingly on a path to realize his personal potential despite the limitations that most would have placed on him. At the age of 14, his father would gift Brad an in-studio recording documentary that would direct Brad's life and career path.Against most expectations, Brad found his independence in college and graduated while enduring more broken bones and the suicide of his fa...
Open
A stunning memoir by one of the world's most beloved athletes-a nuance portrait, an intensely candid account of a remarkable life, and a thrilling inside view of the pro tennis tour.
Lilly's Story
Lilly Jarman comes from a small town in rural Virginia not the likely home of a tennis professional. Lilly is Eurasian and overcomes prejudice and isolation in her hometown. Because of her family income and costs of supporting 2 children in different sports, the family can not afford the training facilites that most junior tennis players leaving a difficult road to get recruited to college and the tour. The book takes you though not only the miracle of qualifying for the US Open and then making it to the round of 16, then the journey throughout the next year as she rises int he ranks of tennis. With her coaches who support her from her part-time coach Paul, to her final coach Johan, Lilly ta...
How to Change
'Game-changing. Katy Milkman shows in this book that we can all be a super human' Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit How to Change is a powerful, groundbreaking blueprint to help you - and anyone you manage, teach or coach - to achieve personal and professional goals, from the master of human nature and behaviour change and Choiceology podcast host Professor Katy Milkman. Award-winning Wharton Professor Katy Milkman has devoted her career to the study of behaviour change. An engineer by training, she approaches all challenges as problems to be solved and, with this mind-set, has drilled into the roadblocks that prevent us from achieving our goals and breaking unwanted behaviours. T...
