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The Roger Federer Effect tells the story of the world's most famous
tennis player in a fresh, innovative way - through the eyes of his
friends, rivals, coaches, fans and many others who have been drawn
to him as he blazed a trail and transcended the sport. In a
glorious career spanning more than two decades, Federer won 20
Grand Slam titles - including eight at Wimbledon - and more than
100 tournaments worldwide, taking the game to a new level and
becoming the most popular player the sport has ever seen. As he
enters retirement, more than 40 personalities from inside and
outside tennis reveal the special place Federer holds in their
lives. Through exclusive interviews, they explain the Roger Federer
phenomenon. As much as his deeds are important, it is also the
intimate details that really make a person who they are. The Roger
Federer Effect reveals them in fascinating and often previously
untold anecdotes.
Roger Federer is the global star who emerged from our very midst.
Mad about ball sports from a young age, his playfulness and passion
pushed him further and further - and on to dizzying heights. His
sporting exploits are well-known, but who is the man behind them?
For the last twenty years, Zurich-based journalist Simon Graf has
followed Federer's triumphant journey through the great tennis
arenas of the world for the Swiss press. Here, he answers the key
questions: how did a hot-tempered teenager become a Zen master on
the courts? What part did his parents and his wife Mirka have to
play? How did he maintain his joy for all these years? Why does he
owe eternal thanks to his rival, Rafael Nadal? Why did he stay so
normal? And what can we learn from him? Over the years, the author
held countless interviews with Federer and people from his family
and sporting life and now shows him from all of his many sides - as
a hot-headed teenager, a tennis genius, son, husband and father, an
inspiration, strategist, manager of his own talent, victor and
loser, businessman, exceptional athlete, philanthropist and more.
The Federer phenomenon is captured over fifteen thematically
arranged chapters. And there's no shortage of anecdotes: the book
is as entertaining as Federer's game.
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