Break Point
The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player
Vince Spadea, Alessandro Porco, Dr. W. Gifford-Jones, Vince Spadea and Dan Markowitz, Dan Markowitz
ECW Press
Livre numérique
Groomed since the age of eight by his obsessive father Vince Spadea, by most
accounts-except Andre Agassi's, who called Vince "a journeyman" at age 25-has
been a success. At the start of the 2005 season, 19th seed Spadea was the only
over-30-year-old player besides Agassi to be ranked in the top-20 on the world
professional tennis circuit. Now in his 13th professional season, Spadea gives
a riveting account of the ultra-competitive and often hilarious world of a pro
tennis player. He battles injuries, coaching and agent changes, and a slight
from American Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe as he continues his improbable
climb back up the rankings. Along the way, he considers taking two months off
to appear on The Bachelor, practices with a still combative John McEnroe in a
New York City tennis club, and prowls LA parties with his buddy, comedian Jon
Lovitz, trying to pick up actresses like Natalie Portman and jump start his
fledgling acting career. Agassi, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,
Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Tim Henman, and Marat
Safin are all analyzed in more colourful and personal terms than the tennis
media has ever provided. In these pages, Spadea breaks the taboo of the
"whatever you see, hear and do here, stays here" locker room mentality.
accounts-except Andre Agassi's, who called Vince "a journeyman" at age 25-has
been a success. At the start of the 2005 season, 19th seed Spadea was the only
over-30-year-old player besides Agassi to be ranked in the top-20 on the world
professional tennis circuit. Now in his 13th professional season, Spadea gives
a riveting account of the ultra-competitive and often hilarious world of a pro
tennis player. He battles injuries, coaching and agent changes, and a slight
from American Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe as he continues his improbable
climb back up the rankings. Along the way, he considers taking two months off
to appear on The Bachelor, practices with a still combative John McEnroe in a
New York City tennis club, and prowls LA parties with his buddy, comedian Jon
Lovitz, trying to pick up actresses like Natalie Portman and jump start his
fledgling acting career. Agassi, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,
Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Tim Henman, and Marat
Safin are all analyzed in more colourful and personal terms than the tennis
media has ever provided. In these pages, Spadea breaks the taboo of the
"whatever you see, hear and do here, stays here" locker room mentality.
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