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Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player
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Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player

There are many who believe that Roger Federer is well on the way to becoming the greatest ever tennis player. His astounding all-around ability has led to him being labeled as one of the most complete players the game has ever seen. By winning three of tennis' four Grand Slam titles, he has posted achievements that the legendary Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe could never match. This definitive and affectionate chronicle traces his rise to fame—from his first tentative strokes with a tennis racket to how he handled the sudden death of his first real coach and mentor. Behind the on-court superstar is a man for whom winning is just a small part of his motivation. His professionalism and his work for the Roger Federer Foundation have won him huge amounts of respect from both his fellow sportsmen and tennis professionals alike. Written by an acclaimed tennis journalist, this is the ultimate portrait of one of the greatest sportsmen of any era.

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Product Details:
Author: Chris Bowers
Paperback: 310 pages
Publisher: John Blake
Publication Date: October 28, 2007
ISBN: 1844544079
Package Length: 7.72 inches
Package Width: 5.04 inches
Package Height: 0.94 inches
Package Weight: 0.53 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 5 reviews
 
 

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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

5Fantastic Federer  Dec 21, 2007
This is a Bio of the World Number One Tennis Star from Switzerland. I have kept up with all his tournaments and love to watch him. The book is excellent and tells a lot about his early life.I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Tennis. Thanks Amazon for having it!

2 of 3 found the following review helpful:

4Not as bad as the reviews say  Dec 13, 2007
I got this book for my birthday (the new one wasn't out yet) and i assumed from the reviews that it wasn't going to be very good. But I was happy to find out that the book was not cheaply made, the pages weren't too thin, and the type wasn't over-sized. I'll admit that I love everything and anything to do with Roger Federer but, with as much objectvity as i'm capable of, I thought it was a fairly good book. I learned a lot of things about Roger's childhood and early junior career that I didn't know. Looking at him now it's hard to believe he lost SO much back then! It was almost hard for me to just READ about him losing! I still havn't read the new one but in the mean time i'll give this book a thumbs up.

1 of 2 found the following review helpful:

3Weekend/Holiday Book  Nov 17, 2007
This book was okay, interesting tid bits about the Queen Mum and other members of the Royal Family. For someone who wants to read a book over the weekend, vacation, or holiday...this book is the one for you!

0 of 6 found the following review helpful:

2No  Sep 03, 2007
I'm totally agaisnt biographies about sport personalities that are still at their prime (or even having the potential to achieve so much more, as it's the case with Federer!)

So, I do not reccomend this book.

14 of 15 found the following review helpful:

1Overall a Disappointment  May 30, 2007
This book had some interesting content and details, but overall it was a disappointment since it really isn't packaged well. The type-face was huge and kind of juvenile and it looked as though the publishers were struggling to get to 250 pages in the book. The paper was also kind of cheap. In general it was just not a quality book. I've read both Fantastic Federer and the Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection and I would definitely recommend the Roger Federer Story for better content and quality!