{"product_id":"rod-laver-an-autobiography","title":"Rod Laver: An Autobiography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laver, Rod\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Triumph Books (IL)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoger Federer's Praise: A Thoughtful Foreword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaver's Early Days: From Australia to Champion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChampionship Moments: Laver's Historic Wimbledon Win\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove at First Serve: Laver's Near Miss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Evolution of Tennis: A 20th Century Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-04-2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Rod Laver's memoir is the inspiring story of how a diminutive, left-handed, red-headed country boy from Rockhampton, Australia became one of sports' greatest champions. Rod was a dominant force in world tennis for almost two decades, playing and defeating some of the greatest players of the twentieth century. In 1962, Rod became the second man to win the Grand Slam - that is, winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles in a single calendar year. In 1969, he won it again, becoming the only player ever to win the Grand Slam twice. Laver's book is a wonderfully nostalgic journey into Laver's path to stardom, from the early days of growing up in a Queensland country town in the 1950s, to breaking into the amateur circuit, to the extraordinary highs of Grand Slam victories. Away from on-court triumphs, Rod also movingly writes about the life-changing stroke he suffered in 1998, and of his beloved wife of more than 40 years, Mary, who died in 2012 after a long illness. Filled with anecdotes about the great players and great matches, set against the backdrop of a tennis world changing from rigid amateurism to the professional game we recognize today, Rod's book is a warm, insightful and fascinating account of one of tennis's all-time greats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629372013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Triumph Books (IL)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756126306605,"sku":"FBA_1T47786","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5853\/5981\/files\/61r3T64UWgS.jpg?v=1768484771","url":"https:\/\/silkroadstore.us\/products\/rod-laver-an-autobiography","provider":"Silk Road Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}