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You Cannot Be Serious
by James Kaplan ; John McEnroe
ISBN: 0425190080
ISBN-13: 9780425190081
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Tennis pro John McEnroe dominated the tennis world in the 1980s with his top-ranked play and his acerbic, sometimes explosive, on-court shenanigans. McEnroe recalls those days in this candid memoir. He replays major matches and rivalries, including those with Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors. He writes of his personal struggles and his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and to rocker Patty Smyth, as well as of fatherhood. And he critiques the world of tennis as he now sees it from the sidelines.
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"As athletes' memoirs go, YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS, written with James Kaplan, is a pretty appealing book. The prose is readable and engaging, if inartfully colloquial at times. And although McEnroe dishes dirt here and there, he mostly tries to be serious, setting out to understand his own behavior and the strange arc of his career. This is unexpected and admirable, and though moments of genuine insight come rarely, he does make a good show of giving it his best shot." -- Hugo Lindgren
-- New York Times Book Review
"Although no literary masterpiece, [this book] is certainly good reading....[It] is an honest and revealing book about the rise of a gifted tennis player and what it takes-dedication and ruthlessness-to stay on top." -- Christopher Ondaatje
-- Literary Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Published date: 2003
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.85 pounds
Pages: 352
Publisher's Notes
A no-holds-barred, intimate memoir by the bad boy of tennis describes his rise to success in the world of professional tennis, his controversial on-court behavior, his marriages to actress Tatum O'Neal and pop star Patty Smyth, and his current roles as father, tennis player, and TV commentator. Reprint.
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Berkley Publishing Group, 2003. Clean, tight copy with no writing or markings. Not an Ex-Library Book. Trade Paperback. 1st Edition: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 332 Pages. Illustrated with glossy B&W photographs. " . . . YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS is McEnroe at his most personal, a no-holds-barred examination of Johnny Mac, the kid from Queens, and his "wild ride" through the world of professional tennis at a boom time when players were treated like rock stars. Here, he candidly explores the roots of his famous on-court explosions; his ambivalence toward the sport that made him famous; his adventures (and misadventures) on the road; his views of colleagues from Connors to Borg to Lendl; his opinions of contemporary tennis - and his current roles as husband, father, senior tour player, and often-controversial commentator--in a bracing new serve-and-volley autobiography.". Soft Cover. Very Good. ( more information) Offered by JP's Books and Beyond (United States)
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Berkley Trade. PAPERBACK. 0425190080 ISBN: 0425190080 Trade Paperback, 342 pages. G+. Light corner/edge wear, otherwise a solid unmarked copy. Berkley Books 2002. Sports & Outdoors, Tennis, Biography, Autobiography, John McEnroe. From Library Journal McEnroe, the feisty New Yorker whose brilliant serve-and-volley style of play was at times overshadowed by his on-court antics, captured 17 Grand Slam championships during a 15-year "wild ride" on the professional tennis tour. Now, he and journalist Kaplan take a candid look back at this colorful career. Smashing racquets and screaming tirades against linesmen and umpires only cemented McEnroe's role as the explosive bad boy of tennis. Yet the Hall of Famer shows surprising insight here. He explores why matches were constant battles against "the other guy and myself," admitting that the relief of not failing was at least as strong as the joy of winning. McEnroe fully details his most significant triumphs and losses (e.g., the 1984 French Open final, in which he held a two-sets-to-one lead over nemesis Ivan Lendl, and the classic Wimbledon five-set defeat by Bjorn Borg). His three Wimbledon and four U.S. Open singles titles were special, but perhaps his proudest achievement was the five Davis Cups he helped to secure at a time when other top players were more interested in the money to be made in tournaments and exhibitions. McEnroe also writes openly about his turbulent former marriage to actress Tatum O'Neal, and current status as father to six and husband to pop star Patty Smyth. Readers will be happy to learn that his anger-management counseling seems to help him defuse "certain situations" effectively. Recommended for sports and general collections. - Howard Katz, New York Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. . Good. ( more information) Offered by GuthrieBooks.com (United States)
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