Bollettieri: Changing the Game

by Nick Bollettieri

Celebrated tennis coach Nick Bollettieri has led life with the intensity of a fifth set tiebraker. In this book he tells all, from his humble beginnings in a small town north of New York City to his triumphs on the center courts at Wimbledon, the French Open and the U.S. Open. Mincing no words, he discusses his ten world champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Maria Sharapova, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, Serena Williams and more; his eight wives; and all the successes and failures in between. His advice based on five decades of dominance in spors training is inspirational and reaches far beyond the tennis court.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Nicholas James Bollettieri was an American tennis coach. He pioneered the concept of a tennis boarding school, and helped develop many leading tennis players during the past decades, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He also worked with players such as Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchová, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova, Marcelo Ríos, and Kei Nishikori.

Reviews

[Jovi Ene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nick Bollettieri este, desigur, un fenomen. În primul rând, este unul dintre antrenorii care au influențat cel mai mult istoria tenisului - a antrenat și a format mulți sportivi de top, iar academia sa a fost prima din lume în care jucătorii de tenis erau instruiți full-time. În al doilea rând, Bollettieri este un entuziast și un nebun - nu a ezitat niciodată să țipe la jucători, s-a căsătorit de vreo șapte ori, are mulți copii și nepoți, face lucruri nebunești (parașutism, avioane supersonice, certuri, controverse). Și pare a nu se opri niciodată din aceste lucruri.
Autobiografia sa nu este o revelație din punct de vedere literar, dar ne oferă o imagine mai completă cu privire la un antrenor emblematic.

[Bianca Borea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nick Bollettieri schimbă tenisul de peste 60 de ani, fiind printre altele, fondatorul primei Academii de tenis din lume, academie care i-a cizelat pe Andre Agassi și Serena Williams. Bollettieri pare că nu se va opri curând.

[Alex Vasai · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a life! Nick lived 10 lives in one. A lot of names are included in the book, few life tips, but, overall, an entertaining and funny lecture. I read it fast so I liked it.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading "Changing the Game" by Nick Bollettieri. I think that this book has a perfect title because Nick Bollettieri really did change, and continues to change the game of tennis. He founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (NBTA), which was basically a place where all of the top junior tennis players around the world could go to and train together. Nick's academy has produced great champions over the years including Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, and the Williams sisters. NBTA was the first place like this, and over the years many others have tried to follow in Nick's footsteps by creating sports academies of their own.

In this book Nick talks about a lot of the players that he has coached, and also how he has helped many people around the world. I especially appreciate the tennis program that Nick created with Arthur Ashe to help inner-city kids. I would recommend all tennis and sport lovers to read this book.

[Katy L · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really great. It tells about his childhood, to who he is now: one of the best tennis coaches in the world. I actually got it signed by him and it really inspired me. Once again, it's an amazing book! P.S. If you play tennis this is your kind of book.

[Adam Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slow start

There are lots of pages early on where it seems like all you are reading is a long list of people he met and became friends with at his initial coaching roles. The book gets much better when he starts talking about the players and his academy

[Sam Weintraub · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it and he signed my copy when i got it