Helen Wills, Tennis
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Wills, Helen. Tennis. First English Edition. 1928. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket is in very good minus condition—jacket shows light chipping and mild staining. Illustration also by the author.
In his autobiography, Charlie Chaplin recalled that one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen “was the movement of Helen Wills playing tennis.” The winner of over thirty Grand Slam tournaments, Wills reveals her secrets in this book. She writes about the sport in a manner so light, so conversational that the book reads more like a narrative than the instructional guide it purports to be. Her examples include other tennis greats from the 1920s, and it was a glamorous moment for the sport indeed.
“Everything must be done to make the visiting player’s experiences pleasant ones, except, of course, letting him win the match!”
--Helen Wills
In his autobiography, Charlie Chaplin recalled that one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen “was the movement of Helen Wills playing tennis.” The winner of over thirty Grand Slam tournaments, Wills reveals her secrets in this book. She writes about the sport in a manner so light, so conversational that the book reads more like a narrative than the instructional guide it purports to be. Her examples include other tennis greats from the 1920s, and it was a glamorous moment for the sport indeed.
“Everything must be done to make the visiting player’s experiences pleasant ones, except, of course, letting him win the match!”
--Helen Wills
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