Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: Jimmy Connors, John Mcenroe, Stan Smith, Ken Flach, Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Kelly Jones, Paul Annacone, Gigi Fernández, Steve Denton, Brad Gilbert, William Murphy, Patrick Mcenroe, Greg Patton, Bryan Shelton, Chet Murphy, Vic Braden, Bud Collins, Oracene Price, Mark Keil, Dick Gould, Dick Stockton, Jeff Tarango, Mike Donahue, Ryan Sachire, Timothy Gallwey, Allen Fox, J.d. Morgan, Nick Bollettieri, Steve Strome, Dean Goldfine, Robert Walter Johnson, Robert Van't Hof, Patty Fendick, John Roddick, George Toley, George Lott, Glenn Bassett, Richard Williams, Tim Gullikson, Tom Gullikson, Ray Casey, Pat Etcheberry, Larry Stefanki, Bernard Bartzen, Dick Skeen, Bennie Purcell, Ronald Holmberg, Tony Minnis, Robert Mckinley, Dub Robinson, Bruce Barnes, Len Simard, Jimmy Evert, Jerry Simmons, Carl Chang, Jeff Brown, Pat Newman, Michael Joyce, Karen Elliot, Geoff Macdonald, Phillip Campbell, Betty Sue Hagerman, Oscar Wegner. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 261. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois, also known as "Jimbo") is an American former World No. 1 tennis player and is considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974, to August 29, 1977, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie Nstase and was the mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 US Open. He is a former coach of Andy Roddick, the winner of the 2003 US Open. Although Connors never won the French Open, his victory at the 1976 US Open came during the brief period (197577) when that tournament was held on clay courts. Connors is, therefore...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=191314 ... Read more |