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A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis

A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis
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Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 weeks, and whose prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While his more vocal rivals sometimes grabbed the headlines, Pete always preferred to let his racket do the talking.

Until now.

In A Champion’s Mind, the tennis great who so often exhibited visible discomfort with letting people “inside his head” finally opens up. An athletic prodigy, Pete resolved from his earliest playing days never to let anything get in the way of his love for the game. But while this single-minded determination led to tennis domination, success didn’t come without a price. The constant pressure of competing on the world’s biggest stage—in the unblinking eye of a media machine hungry for more than mere athletic greatness—took its toll.

Here for the first time Pete speaks freely about what it was like to possess what he calls “the Gift.” He writes about the personal trials he faced—including the death of a longtime coach and confidant—and the struggles he gutted his way through while being seemingly on top of the world. Among the book’s most riveting scenes are an early devastating loss to Stefan Edberg that led Pete to make a monastic commitment to delivering on his natural talent; a grueling, four-hour-plus match against Alex Corretja during which Pete became seriously ill; fierce on-court battles with rival and friend Andre Agassi; and the triumphant last match of Pete’s career at the finals of the 2002 U.S. Open.

In A Champion’s Mind, one of the most revered, successful, and intensely private players in the history of tennis offers an intimate look at the life of an elite athlete.

 

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Peter Bodo has always been a greatly overrated writer in my book. It was nice to get a behind the scenes feel of the mindset that Sampras had through certain matches, off time - and through his entire career. The editing is a bit sloppy - but otherwise - this is a pretty easy read, and nice to get a feel for a guy who, in my opinion, is the hands-down best player I've ever seen. I enjoyed taking the time to get to 'know' Pete a little bit. I always loved his game, his class and his committment to excellence.

His insights on other players were helpful as well. This book did what a sports autobiography should do. While it lacked "sensationalism," it really reflected Pete's tennis journey.

Even his two years of difficulty before that last US Open come of as flat (perhaps the exact spot where Moeringher would have been better than Bodo). These had to be major parts of his life and by leaving them out he does a disservice to his own struggle and story. The only issues he seems to face are his dispassionate image and the media. I read this book back-to-back with the Agassi autobiography and the two don't even compare. In the end, they help the book reinforce rather than deflate that robotic image.I don't think I'd have liked the book at all if I wasn't a tennis fan, but since I do I give it 2.5 to 3 stars. Moeringher rather than Peter Bodo (who I read a lot on ESPN, but is not a professional memoirist), but while reading the book you just don't get a sense of the pain and trials Sampras must have gone through to stay dominant. Of course, Agassi had an unfair advantage working with J.R. He never goes into his training regiment and rarely talks about his planning and strategy.

I don't believe there's any other way to excel in the very sport you compete unless you let your adversaries know that they are about to face "the champion." Pete Sampras gets that point across throughout the entire book. This is an interesting book that outlines the attitude and demonstrates the thought process of a champion. It must be out of respect to his wife Bridgette which is understandable. I also noticed that he doesn't talk about any of his past girlfriends in the book. I read many biographies about different standouts in their own fields. They all have that cocky, confident approach to the turf that they belong.

He talks very little of his personal life and the book reads a lot more like a laundry list of his most important matches. I am a huge fan of Sampras and his incredible career. Unfortunately, this book is not very well written.

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