The Education of a Tennis Player.
"The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead; never let up": First Edition of The Education of a Tennis Player; Inscribed by Rod Laver
The Education of a Tennis Player.
LAVER, Rod with Bud Collins.
$375.00
Item Number: 33019
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1971.
First edition of the tennis legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, profusely illustrated with photographs, many illustrating instructional techniques. Inscribed by Rod Laver on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket showing only light wear. Jacket design by Bob Eichinger.
The Education of a Tennis Player is filled with suspenseful matches and memorable portraits of the tennis giants. Laver met and played against: Hoad, Rosewall, Roche, and a whole chapter on the Laver himself.