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Queen Of The Court: An Autobiography
Explosive and revealing autobiography from one of the most successful and popular women tennis players of the modern era.
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The Williams' sister story is exemplary. Their father was not rich, he did not know how to play tennis and the two sisters were not even born. Yet he imagined a plan where he will have two more girls who will become tennis world number one. He wrote it and implemented it.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I marveled at this incredible story of faith. I also enjoyed peering inside Serena Williams' psyche and drive. In this book, this is what I have learned about motivation:
1. Plan, set your goals ...more
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I marveled at this incredible story of faith. I also enjoyed peering inside Serena Williams' psyche and drive. In this book, this is what I have learned about motivation:
1. Plan, set your goals ...more
An interesting book about an amazing sports woman. The book seems to have little influence from a "real" author so is a bit hard to read in places, but still an interesting insight into what Serena's life is like.
I decided to read this autobiography because I'm a tennis player myself in the making, and Serena Williams is one of the best players of All Time and she's an amazing inspiration to many young tennis players around the world. I absolutely loved this book. It was very interesting to experience Serena's life through her eyes in this autobiography and it's what I enjoyed most. Serena was just a young girl living in Compton, USA in a family with not much money. She lived with her mother, Oracene Pri
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Interesting that Serena and Venus's path to tennis fame was quite different to the usual formula of making your way up through the junior ranks. Their father, along with their close family relationships played a very important role in their success. I felt this book would have been better written after Serena retires, giving her a few more years to mature.
A candid account of her journey to the top, even including the little twisted mind of revenge to fuel her game and have a streak of a few consecutive wins.
Mar 14, 2013
Estelle
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“Hold serve,Hold serve,Hold serve. Focus,Focus,Focus. Be confident,Be confident,Be confident. Hold serve. Hold,Hold,Hold. Move Up, Attack, Kill. Smile. Hold!!!”
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