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21) King Richard
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the true story that will inspire the world, follow the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.
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Chris Jackson has written a thoughtful and brilliant study of Federer as a man, player, and aesthetic and moral figure of our times. It outplays even Foster Wallace's magisterial writing on this greatest of all tennis champions.
Here is the one of the most profound, insightful and elegant books ever written about sports.
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Hank Zipzer volume 9
Pub. Date
c2005
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158 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
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With the help of his grandfather, underachieving fifth-grader Hank Zipzer finally discovers that he is good at ping-pong, but he is afraid to tell his classmates for fear of being ridiculed.
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The ease with which one can participate in pickleball is one of the factors that contribute to the sport's widespread popularity. Pickleball is a sport that can be played with only a few fundamental items of equipment, in contrast to other sports that require a significant amount of specialized gear and extensive training. A pickleball paddle, a ball, and a court are all that are required to play the sport of pickleball. Because of this, it is a cheap...
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The executive editor of Sports Illustrated offers an in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes look at the historic 2008 match between tennis titans.
In the 2008 Wimbledon men's final, Center Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So, in the last few moments of daylight,...
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David Foster Wallace's extraordinary writing on tennis, collected for the first time in an exclusive digital-original edition. A "long-time rabid fan of tennis," and a regionally ranked tennis player in his youth, David Foster Wallace wrote about the game like no one else. ON TENNIS presents David Foster Wallace's five essays on the sport, published between 1990 and 2006, and hailed as some of the greatest and most innovative sports writing of our...
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Millions of people watched The Battle of the Sexes in 1973, but no one knew more about the historic tennis match than a 14 year-old boy. While the world s eyes were focused on Bobby Riggs, the self-proclaimed king of male chauvinist pigs, and Billie Jean King, the defender of feminism, Richard Muscio saw the match through the headlines of the day, headlines he had carefully clipped and saved as Bobby Riggs scrapbook maker.
Only years later would...
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Roger Federer could live anywhere in the world, but he always returns to the place he loves most: Switzerland. Dave Seminara is a mad traveler and tennis lifer who has written about Federer for The New York Times and other publications. A pair of autoimmune diseases and a knee surgery kept Dave from playing tennis for years, but as he inched toward recovery, he had a bright idea: why not start his tennis comeback on hallowed ground-courts that his...
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Record-breaking, trend-setting, polarizing, and controversial, Serena Williams often sparks conversation and debate. The 23-time Grand Slam champion has a team, an entourage, celebrity groupies, and a band of fans who call themselves "Serena's army." When not winning titles, Williams finds time to run her own fashion line, endorse luxury and financial brands, and fund schools for girls in Africa and Jamaica. Serena Williams transcends sports. More...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
401 pages ; 18 cm
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Once more with feeling: "Celebrated musicians Raven Williams and Brandon Carstairs rose to the top of the charts--and to the front page of the gossip columns--before their relationship imploded. Heartbroken, Raven immersed herself into music, putting her career above life and love. Five years later, Brandon has been hired to score a potential blockbuster musical film--and wants Raven to co-write it with him. And as the melody and rhythm of their work...
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From the former President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association-the first black woman and youngest person ever to hold the position-comes a behind-the-scenes look at the leadership skills involved in hosting the U.S. Open, the largest and most lucrative sports event in the world-lessons that can be applied across business and to any life challenge.
One of professional tennis's Grand Slam events, the U.S. Open has been described as a fourteen-day...
37) Forrest Gump
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Pub. Date
[2009]
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2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Forrest Gump is a low-intelligence man who has good intentions. He struggles through childhood with his best and only friend Jenny. His mama teaches him the ways of life and leaves him to choose his destiny. Forrest joins the army and heads off to Vietnam where he becomes friends with Dan and Bubba. He wins medals, starts a table tennis craze, creates a famous shrimp fishing fleet, inspires people to jog, create the smiley, writes bumper stickers...
38) Deca sports 2
Pub. Date
c2009
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1 computer optical disc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 instruction booklet (41 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.).
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Compete in 10 sporting events including: tennis, speed skating, synchronized swimming, motorcycle racing, the bocce-like petanque, mogul skiing, kendo, ice hockey, dodge ball, and darts.
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