Little Pancho: the life of tennis legend Pancho Segura
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1. Verfasser: Seebohm, Caroline (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln University of Nebraska Press ©2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (page 197) and index
Prologue: a match to remember -- Miracle in Ecuador -- The education of a tennis prodigy -- Hasta luego! -- Love on and off the court -- The professional circus act -- A new contender -- Big Pancho and Little Pancho -- Playing hard, playing tough -- Coach to the stars -- Happy days in Beverly Hills -- Jimbo rules! -- Lows and highs -- Staying loose at La Costa -- "Tennis is my life."
Born into a poor family in Ecuador, Pancho Segura was an undersized and undernourished kid working as a ball boy at an exclusive tennis club when he first picked up a racket. Little Pancho is the story of how this improbable athlete, with his bandy legs, infectious smile, and unorthodox two-handed style of play, became one of the greatest and most beloved tennis players of all time. During his twenty years in pro tennis, general audiences appreciated his spirit as a master entertainer, while tennis fans adored him
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 210 pages, [44] pages of plates)
ISBN:0803224672
9780803224674

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