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This revised and updated biography intertwines the incredible
playing career of one of the best and most popular tennis players
of all time with a history of how he came to rescue the image of a
young, war-torn country on the world stage. It describes Djokovic's
modest upbringing, revealing how he met the woman who taught him
both to play tennis and how to deal with life as a high-profile
icon. It charts Djokovic's battle with illness, his relationship
with a volatile father, and how his on-court deeds have made his
country proud. It also tells the story of Serbia, offering a
nuanced portrait of a people with a troubled past, and offers an
unrivaled assessment of the player's recent drop in form--and the
untold reasons behind it.
The French have a saying: Il faut cultiver son jardin. The English
have a slightly different approach: You have to develop your
talents. After years of loyal service to the Treasury department of
a busy City corporation, Chris Bower's narrator is forced out of
the rat race after an unexpected heart attack. Following bypass
surgery, he is told to take 'gardening leave', with a nice pay-off
to look forward to. And nothing else. Disheartened, he and his
lovely wife, Sally, are left to pick up the pieces. Tired of
moping, he eventually turns to painting and decides to develop his
talent, which garners the interest of a Parisian art dealer and a
new and exciting enterprise. Full of pathos and imbued with humour,
this is a portrait of Executive Man coming out of the jungle and
wielding not a club but paint brushes. Can he make the change? More
to the point, can he and Sally adapt to build a happy, secure life
while in pursuit of a dream?
Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever
to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the
global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and
calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he is both an
athlete and an ambassador, a street fighter and a statesman. But
who is he really? And what are the experiences and influences that
have shaped him into the world figure he is today? This acclaimed
biography, first published in 2006 and now fully updated, traces
Federer's life and career, from his first tentative swings with a
racket to legendary status. The vastly experienced writer,
broadcaster and tennis historian Chris Bowers talked exclusively to
many of the people who helped shape the young Roger Federer, and
together with his own experiences following Federer's career from
his junior title at Wimbledon at age sixteen to his seventeenth
major title fifteen years later, he presents an affectionate and
analytical portrait of one of the great names of modern-day sport.
His book has enough information to satisfy the most voracious
Federer fan, and enough talking points to keep an argument going
until the small hours. In its portrait of Roger Federer - the man,
the player, the icon - this masterly biography brings the player's
story up to date, while also examining his place in tennis and
sporting history.
Roger Federer is not only one of the greatest tennis players ever
to pick up a racket - if not the greatest - but he is one of the
global icons of our time. Characterised by a mixture of passion and
calmness, a fierce competitor with a regal bearing, he is both an
athlete and an ambassador, a street fighter and a statesman. But
who is he really? And what are the experiences and influences that
have shaped him into the world figure he is today? This acclaimed
biography, first published in 2006 and now fully updated in its
ninth edition, traces Federer's life and career, from his first
tentative swings with a racket to legendary status. The vastly
experienced writer, broadcaster and tennis historian Chris Bowers
talked exclusively to many of the people who helped shape the young
Roger Federer, and together with his own experiences following
Federer's career from his junior title at Wimbledon at age sixteen
to his twentieth major title nineteen years later, he presents an
affectionate and analytical portrait of one of the great names of
modern-day sport. His book has enough information to satisfy the
most voracious Federer fan, and enough talking points to keep an
argument going until the small hours. In its portrait of Roger
Federer - the man, the player, the icon - this masterly biography
brings the player's story up to date, while also examining his
place in tennis and sporting history.
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