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The education of a tennis player

by Rod Laver, Bud Collins

A first-hand account of the 1969 Grand Slam sweep of all four major tennis titles, this memoir details a professional career alongside instructional lessons for players. This revised edition also covers the athlete's recovery from a stroke in 1998.

Accession 18416 ISBN 0671209027 Publisher Simon & Schuster
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