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9780942257724

Roger Federer Quest for Perfection

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  • ISBN13:

    9780942257724

  • ISBN10:

    0942257723

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-07-01
  • Publisher: New Chapter Press
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Summary

With entertaining anecdotes, updates on Federer's record-breaking career, and an insider's view of the professional tennis world, this inspiring biography is the definitive portrait of one champion's rise to the top of his game.

Author Biography

René Stauffer has covered the professional tennis circuit for many years and is one of the world's leading tennis journalists.

Table of Contents

From The Authorp. v
Prologue: Encounter with a 15-year-oldp. ix
Introduction: No One Expected Himp. xiv
Part I
From Kempton Park to Baselp. 3
A Boy Discovers Tennisp. 8
Homesickness in Ecublensp. 14
The Best of All Juniorsp. 21
A Newcomer Climbs to the Topp. 30
New Coach, New Waysp. 35
Olympic Experiencesp. 40
No Pain, No Gainp. 44
Uproar at the Davis Cupp. 49
The Man Who Beat Samprasp. 53
The Taxi Driver of Bielp. 57
Visit to the Top Tenp. 60
Drama in South Africap. 65
Red Dawn in Chinap. 70
The Grand Slam Blockp. 74
A Magic Sundayp. 79
A Cow for the Victorp. 86
Reaching for the Starsp. 91
Duels in Texasp. 95
An Abrupt Endp. 100
The Glittering Crowningp. 104
No. 1p. 109
Samson's Returnp. 116
New York, New Yorkp. 122
Setting Records Around the Worldp. 125
The Other Australianp. 130
A True Championp. 137
Fresh Tracks on Clayp. 142
Three Men at the Champions Dinnerp. 146
An Evening in Flushing Meadowsp. 150
The Savior of Shanghaip. 155
Chasing Ghostsp. 160
A Rivalry Is Bornp. 163
Two New Friends: Woods and Samprasp. 169
The Perfect 10p. 175
Coming Back To Earthp. 179
The Guest of Honor In The Royal Boxp. 182
Disappointmentsp. 187
A Double Return To Gloryp. 193
Private Hide and Seekp. 197
Breaking Recordsp. 200
Part II
The Person: Nice but Firmp. 207
The Player: Like a Chameleonp. 214
The Opponent: Just to be in his Shoesp. 221
The Entrepreneur: Sign of the Hippop. 228
Everybody Wants Him: The Everyday Media Routinep. 239
The Celebrated Man: The Media's Viewp. 244
The Ambasssador: On a Noble Missionp. 249
Timelinep. 255
Quotes On Roger Federerp. 263
Grand Slam Manp. 268
From The Publisherp. 269
List Of Press Sources For Quotationsp. 270
Indexp. 271
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