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Title: You Cannot Be Serious by John McEnroe, James Kaplan ISBN: 0-425-19008-0 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.63 (62 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: You cannot be serious!!!
Comment: If you call yourself a tennis enthusiast, suffice to say you're not one in my book if you haven't read You Cannot Be Serious. The always irreverent Johnny Mac takes the reader behind the scenes of his meteoric and sudden rise to the top of the tennis world as a teenager as well as his difficult, if not tumultuous, ride down when he was married to Tatum O'Neal. McEnroe recounts many amusing anecdotes from his tennis days that make for an entertaining read. He tells the stories behing his not so secret disdain for the enigmatic Jimmy Connors(beginning with Connors' refusal to shake his hand prior to their first Wimbledon meeting in 1977 when McEnroe was an 18 year-old unseeded juniors player).
McEnroe reveals his propensity for smoking marijuana during his self-imposed hiatus from tennis in the mid 80's, the wild partying with the amiable Vitas Gerulaitis, the mutual camaraderie, unparalleled competition, and respect, of his nemesis and friend Bjorn Borg, the infamous longstanding feud with Connors, and his passion for, and unprecedented success, with Davis Cup. Johnny Mac tells of an offer of $1 Million from Donald Trump to play Venus that Venus turned down based on the somewhat dubious claim that she didn't want to play "an old man." McEnroe, ever the competitor, tells of his anger over Steffi's notorious default of their Wimbledon mixed doubles semi that left him calling her a rather choice name(female dog is a hint) in the locker room - strangely enough in the company of her future hubby Andre Agassi and his then coach Brad Gilbert. Good stuff.
Rating: 4
Summary: A surprisingly affective read
Comment: Better than I expected...McEnroe discusses his life on and off the tennis courts with a surprising candidness that is always engaging. His memoir is entertaining, somewhat insightful, and a must-read for anyone who enjoys the sport of tennis, admires McEnroe's skill both as a player and most recently as a commentator, or wants an inside peek of what went on in those halcyon days of the '70s and '80s when tennis was really at its peak.
Rating: 4
Summary: Loved it, brings back some great memories
Comment: Tennis at it's peak....Great book, Now I remember all those incidents....Being a huge tennis fan, I found this fun to read and it actually motivated me to play better....
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Title: Winning Ugly : Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master by Brad Gilbert, Steve Jamison ISBN: 067188400X Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 31 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, Controversies by Paul Fein, Bud Collins ISBN: 1574884271 Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: 25 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Holding Serve Persevering On And Off The Court by Michael Chang, Mike Yorkey ISBN: 0785266569 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Bjorn Borg My Life and Game by BjOrn, Borg, Bjorn Borg ISBN: 0671412078 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: January, 1981 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Maximum Tennis: 10 Keys to Unleashing Your On-Court Potential by Nick Saviano, Chris Evert ISBN: 0736042008 Publisher: Human Kinetics (T) Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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