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The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection
Regarded by many as the greatest tennis player in the history of the sport, this authoritative biography is based on many exclusive interviews with Federer and his family as well as the author's experience covering the international tennis circuit for many years. Completely comprehensive, it provides an informed account of the Swiss tennis star from his early days as a tem...more
Hardcover, 250 pages
Published
June 25th 2007
by New Chapter Press
(first published June 1st 2007)
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The Book I read was Roger Federer quest for perfection, this book talks about Federers’ tennis career from his childhood until Wimbledon 2007.This book is a very good book because it talks about how federers young coach found talent in him. The only problem for me reading this book was its too much detail inside that doesn’t matter.
Rene Stauffer the author of the book provided very good biography of roger federer from the beginning of his career till Wimbledon. He gave us great quotes by o...more
Rene Stauffer the author of the book provided very good biography of roger federer from the beginning of his career till Wimbledon. He gave us great quotes by o...more
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I'm not an Fedex fans, but i really enjoyed to read this biography book. Right now, fedex is the best ever male tennis player with 15 tittles grandslam from 4 kind different surface. So, even i always support Rafa:-), Roger is absolutely the best!
coz i readed this book in Bahasa translation, so this is my review :
"Melihat roger sekarang mungkin kita tidak pernah membayangkan beratnya perjuangan dia sampai ke top level ini. Sekarang sepertinya begitu mudah bagi dia un...more
coz i readed this book in Bahasa translation, so this is my review :
"Melihat roger sekarang mungkin kita tidak pernah membayangkan beratnya perjuangan dia sampai ke top level ini. Sekarang sepertinya begitu mudah bagi dia un...more
Genre: Biography
Right from the start Roger Federer was good at sports. He played soccer, basketball, ping pong, and most importantly, tennis. By the age of 11 he was very serious about tennis, practicing many hours a day and doing well in tournaments. Here was a boy that truly hated to lose, and that stays true to him today. Roger Federer went from a tempered, immature boy, to the greatest tennis player the game has ever seen.
This book is amazing. I love it, not because o...more
Right from the start Roger Federer was good at sports. He played soccer, basketball, ping pong, and most importantly, tennis. By the age of 11 he was very serious about tennis, practicing many hours a day and doing well in tournaments. Here was a boy that truly hated to lose, and that stays true to him today. Roger Federer went from a tempered, immature boy, to the greatest tennis player the game has ever seen.
This book is amazing. I love it, not because o...more
This is a factually-comprehensive book on Federer's career and his rise to the top of the tennis world. It's a great read for anyone who's interested in the great tennis champion. However, I would have liked more insight on him as a person, especially the very intriguing issue of how he overcame the problem he had with his foul temper on court when he was a junior. That said, this is probably the most comprehensive biography on Federer that's available right now; in that regard, this book is wor...more
A good biography of my favorite tennis player. I'm a huge fan of Federer so it's not like I haven't known this-and-that about him before reading this book but it was nice to read it in book form and not Wikipedia or some website.
It is a good addition to a fan's collection.
It is a good addition to a fan's collection.
I haven't read this yet, but I definitely will. This guy is a legend, and the greatest Tennis player of all time. I can't wait to read about my idol. GO ROGER FEDERER! 16 grand - slams, and counting.
3.5
I'm a huge Fed fan, this book is a good read to anyone who wants to know a little bit more of the man behind the legend.
I'm a huge Fed fan, this book is a good read to anyone who wants to know a little bit more of the man behind the legend.
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I enjoyed it...but it's not exactly a critical assessment of the player...more of an homage. Deserved!
From the very beginning, Roger was in the quest for perfection. He lost so much in the beginning because he always tried making the impossible shots, however difficult his situation may have been. Piece by piece, he started perfecting all aspects of his game. And when the last piece "clicked" into place, he started winning everything in sight.
His humility, his attitude towards lesser players, towards the game and life in general is noteworthy! He can be a great role model f...more
His humility, his attitude towards lesser players, towards the game and life in general is noteworthy! He can be a great role model f...more
Stauffer did a very good job of giving us Roger's background. Enjoyed it. :)
Lauren Beurlot
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So far, it's very informative.
I love Federer but this book was fairly mundane and I don't feel like I gained new perspective on Federer. Stauffer seems to be clearly a reporter who is struggling to adapt to long form works like this. I also had just finished reading Playing for Keeps and knowing Halberstam's background as a historian is what gave birth to my theory about Stauffer struggling to write a compelling story. If you love tennis read it because it's a fairly simple/quick read.
This book was an extremely well composed book that allows the reader to get inside the head of a professional player and see their hardships.
Must read for all Roger fans. Interesting snippets about his life, life in general as a tennis pro and all the hard work and sacrifice that went in to make the greatest champion the game has ever seen! Best part is the admiration he received and continues to receive from former tennis greats and peers alike...unmatched! Nice read....Rene Stauffer should follow it up with a complete version once Federer hangs up his racquet!
His drive to the top of the tennis world was planned and methodical, even though he grew up in a country and a family that didn't seem suited to support this dream. Following the great wins and the maddening losses was a fun read for this tennis fan. Side par that was impressive to me. He has a near perfect command of German, English, French languages.
Obviously, I think this is greatest tennis/sports book biography of all time because Federer is arguably the greatest athlete in the world today and probably beyond debat that, in tennis, he is the GOAT. (Greatest Of All Time).
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Could I possibly have given RF less that five stars? No way!
What I learned from this book = biography can be insanely boring, even if the subject is interesting. Wow.
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