Tennis

In a head-to-toe whole body approach, learn how to maximize your current game performance more consistently for better match play results, by both expertly managing those skills - quarterbacking if you will - and embracing, and improving, rock solid core fundamental ball striking itself as well.

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"How important is your mind as an Athlete?" "Very important." "How often do you train your mind?" ..... It is no coincidence that men's professional tennis has been dominated by 3 players in the last 20 years. These players, in fact, all top athletes have certain characteristics in common. Without these personality traits, it's impossible to reach your maximum potential. You have to look beyond the obvious.

'The perfect Christmas gift' - Alan BrazilA brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the country's favourite sports broadcasterKnow your bull calf from your bullseye?Your Hawksbee from your Hawk-Eye?Your Saints from your Seagulls?Then join the talkSPORT team as they test you and your mates or family on some of the greatest sporting moments of the past 50-odd years.With over 2,500 questions - split into family-friendly Easy, Medium and Hard sections for each sport - this awesome quiz book is the ultimate test of sporting knowledge and the perfect gift for anyone who loves the ups, downs and hilarity of the world of sport.Don't be a numpty - pick up your copy of The talkSPORT Quiz Book ... NOW

Match point! It may belong to you. Even though you might be tense and nervous, you want to succeed. When opportunity and desire collide, certain athletes frequently lose. With more than 35000 words, this book can help you reach your potential, increase your confidence, develop mental fortitude for difficult situations, and unlock the power of your subconscious mind.You can overcome any flaws in your game and maintain emotional control whether you play for fun or in competition.Your mental attitude has an impact on how well you play tennis. Accuracy, endurance, attention, reflexes, strength, and speed all contribute to an unstoppable mentality when you have that advantage.

The People's Wimbledon brings you the magic of SW19 in words and pictures. Take a trip down memory lane as you rekindle memories of colourful characters, breathtaking matches, intense rivalries and rare upsets from days gone by. Relive the exploits of Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, plus Steffi Graf, Rod Laver, Billie Jean King, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad and Maria Bueno. You'll also learn about the history of Wimbledon from the first championship in 1877 through to the modern day. The book combines hundreds of stunning illustrations - including tennis memorabilia and rare archival photos - with memories and anecdotes from players, journalists, broadcasters and fans to tell the Wimbledon story from a fresh new angle. Whether you travel to SW19 or spend two weeks each summer glued to your TV set, The People's Wimbledon is a 'must' if you've been bitten by the Wimbledon bug.

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'Game Changer' is the story of one young Aussie tennis player's inspirational journey to redefine success and 'making it' in the most unlikely of places.<BR>Ever since age eleven, Chris Bates, has been in search of success. As one of Australia's best young tennis players, he was constantly confronted by the ever present 'wisdom' of Australian tennis coaches who insisted if you didn't 'make it' by the age of twenty, your career, and your life, was a failure.<BR>In this memoir of heartbreaking losses, injury, financial stress, and recurring heart problems, Bates teeters on the edge of quitting and walking away from the sport he loves so much. His last, desperate throw of the dice rests with his arrival in wind-swept Oklahoma, America's heartland, as a student-athlete. What happens in this time at Oklahoma State University as a Cowboy will go on to change his life forever.<BR>Game Changer is an inspirational, un-put-downable memoir recommended for budding athletes, sporting parents, coaches, educators, and anybody embarking on a US College journey as a student-athlete. With trademark enthusiasm and humour, Bates invites you on a journey through this rollercoaster ride of adventure and self-discovery as he struggles to challenge the status quo of 'making it' and redefine what success truly means.

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Professional tennis is a neatly synchronized effort by well-trained playerswho rarely deviate from the prescribed notions of how to play the game.Highly skilled and conditioned athletes travel the world with a personalentourage, and they lead lives which are relatively well scripted.Amateur players come to the party with a towel, a bottle of water and,maybe, a banana. Each amateur tennis players' attire, equipment, andtennis swing is as unique as his or her hopes and dreams for the life theywant to lead. This diversity leads to peculiar happenings on and off thecourts. Whether it relates to controlling your anger, hydrating properly,determining who to partner with to ensure victory, or captaining a team,THE TENNIS COMMANDMENTS will explain how not to take tennis or lifetoo seriously and help people win at both tennis and life.