Thursday, October 31, 2013

Tennis Quote of the Day: There is No Finish Line

The journey to improve never ends  . . . 
 Courtesy: GoToTennis

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Rod Laver and His Memoir

Rod Laver: A Memoir
by Rod Laver, (Macmillan Australia: Oct. 22, 2013)
(Available on Amazon.com)

From the Publisher: A diminutive, left-handed red-headed country boy from Rockhampton, Rod Laver is one of Australia's greatest ever sporting champions and arguably the best tennis player the world has ever seen. . .  He was the dominant force in world tennis for almost two decades, playing and defeating some of the greatest players of the 20th century. Rod Laver writes vividly of his life . . . 

Monday, October 28, 2013

Tennis Quote of the Day: Tennis and History

"If you really love the sport you play, then you must study its history to understand how it has evolved into the sport we know today. Few sports have a longer and richer history than tennis . . . "
--Roger Federer
September 2013
"Foreword" to Rod Laver: A Memoir
by Rod Laver (Macmillan Australia, 
October 22, 2013)

Friday, October 4, 2013