Vincere sporco. Winning ugly. Guerra mentale nel tennis. Lezioni da un maestro

I just finished this ugly tennis book, haha. I’ve played tennis for about 20 years now and seem to love it more than ever. I started to play competitively again earlier this year and picked up this book off my shelf for a refresher. When I played as a junior, I believe I was pretty good but a mental n Leggi tutto

As an avid tennis player, Brad Gilbert's book has many helpful pointers. His ideas of preparation, focus, execution and adaptation can help a player of any level. I thoroughly enjoyed Brad's own personal accounts of battles with some of the game's greatest players of the time. It was remarkable to s Leggi tutto

After reading on "Open" about the amazing results Andre Agassi had once he added Brad Gilbert on his team it was clear for me that the next book I needed to read was Winning Ugly. In his book, Gilbert, teaches all the "not so talented" tennis players out there that you don´t need to be a prodigy to Leggi tutto

I remember the furore when this review came out and thought I'd turn to it having taken up tennis again recently and steadily gotten involved in more and more competitive matches. It's a bit like a training course in that one or two pearls of wisdom are to be derived but overall, it's a little disap Leggi tutto

Not exactly a typical read for me and the book cover's as ugly as the title. Brad Gilbert's shaded mug and the yellow type face can make you feel a bit queasy after lunch. But should you be a competitive type who'd like to do better at tennis (on an amateur level) this is the book for you. And I lov Leggi tutto

Brad Gilbert's book contains simple but excellent advice for club players and tips from the pros that can make a difference in tournament matches. I found useful reminders of basic equipment, warm-ups, strategies like never serving first, play at 65% but consistently at first, the importance of the

To me, an adult beginner, this book felt like a long, friendly conversation about all the different aspects of the game that a lesson or clinic isn't going to cover. I have a feeling I'll be coming back to it time and again. I understand the critiques about how it's dated, but the proof is still in