More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire. The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. I was initially apprehensive as I thought it would be a ghost written journey with little depth. The Peter Lawford Story: Life with the Kennedys, Monroe, and the Rat Pack, Go with the Flow: How the Great Master of Go Trained His Mind, Master Your Tennis Game: 50 Mental Strategies and Tactics, Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire. Purpose - An autobiography's purpose is to inform a reader or record events. If you’re not a tennis fan then this book will probably bore you, Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2019. The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. He was ranked the world's number-one player for five consecutive years and won a total of ten Grand Slams. Originally from East St. Louis, he lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his family. The complete, uncensored story of his life and career, The Outsider is a grand slam of a memoir written by a man once again at the top of his game—as feisty, unvarnished, and defiant as ever. The Outsider : A Memoir (Hardcover)--by Jimmy Connors [2013 Edition] Hardcover – January 1, 1672 by Jimmy Connors (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jimmy Connors Page. EMBED. by Jimmy Connors (HarperCollins, 2013) Book rating: A reader may wonder if behind Connors’ bad-boy outsider persona is the underpinning for the tiresome and sometimes gratuitous expletives that frequent these pages. I was a little put off by some of the negative reviews, but I decided to take the plunge. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public’s adoration. Connors is chatty, gossipy--Nastase thoroughly disliked German player Hans-Jürgen Pohmann, he writes, and even called him a Nazi after a match--insightful and often, yes, arrogant, which makes this book a solid match of object and subject. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. Presiding over an era that saw tennis attract a new breed of passionate fans, from cops to tycoons, Connors transformed the game forever with his two-handed backhand, his two-fisted lifestyle, and his epic rivalries. (Prices may vary for AK and HI.). In The Outsider by Stephen King, Detective Ralph Anderson was stumped when physical evidence placed a suspect for the brutal murder of … Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. In most cases, items shipped from Amazon.com may be returned for a full refund. Publisher: HarperAudio. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for JIMMY CONNORS - THE OUTSIDER - A MEMOIR - LP128 at the best online prices at eBay! Kindle. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Four decades after his heyday, the controversial tennis star serves up a suitably cocky autobiography. Compelling autobiography. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-outsider-jimmy-connors/1108481132 At first I found the style of prose to be a little simplistic and off putting. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors. In 1998 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and he is arguably one of the top tennis players of all time. Didn't know that, did you? The authors have created a sort of anti-Book of Virtues in this encyclopedic compendium of the ways and means of power. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2018. Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. This autobiography includes original color photographs from the author. It's not a Tolstoy but a great read. Hollywood movie stars, icons, wine, women, gambling and song. Eventually the New York crowds at the US Open accepted him as one of their own, and he had a grand slam home. It's a damn good book written by an all time damn great athlete, Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever. Jimmy Connors Saved My Life: A Personal Biography, Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. 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