Tennis Shorts [Hardcover]

Glenn Liebman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1997

"The only thing I've noticed is that when I come into the locker room, they all bow." -- Martina Navratilova, on being asked if she is treated like royalty "Which attitude is this? Is this the new attitude or is this the new, new attitude?" -- Jim Courier on Andre Aggasi's new attitude "Deuce is used so you don't have to count so high." --Bill Cosby "You must be joking. With my temper, no kid would be safe." -- Ilie Nastase, on suggestions that he be a teacher after his retirement "Mr. Umpire, could you please make another bad call for me?" -- John McEnroe, after a bad call

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From the Back Cover

"Tennis is not a matter of life and death. It's more important than that." -- David Dinkins, former New York City mayor From the sarcastic wit of John McEnroe to the courtside humor of Bud Collins, this hilarious collection serves up 1,001 of the best one-liners from the game's greatest players, coaches, and commentators. Tennis legends such as Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, and Chris Evert are featured as well as current stars Andre Aggasi, Steffi Graf, Boris Becker, Monica Seles, and Pete Sampras. Covering years of memorable match points from the U.S. Open to Wimbledon, this colorful collection of verbal lobs and volleys will delight generations of pros and amateurs alike.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809230755
• ISBN-13: 978-0809230754
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,109,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thank you for viewing my page. I am the author of thirteen books on the funniest sports quotations (I also wrote one book about political quotes). The books are part of the Shorts Series (i.e.--Football Shorts, Basketball Shorts, Golf Shorts, etc.). These books have sold over 3000,000 copies worldwide.

I have very much enjoyed working on the books but I have taken a hiatus for the last several years to concentrate on other things (including coaching a basketball team for several years with a combined record of 5-30--the ironic part was that some of the kids were terrific players but unfortunately their coach was not exactly a Coach K clone). In recent months, I have started writing again and have some articles coming up in The Elks Magazine and Referee Magazine. Of course, the focus of the articles are on quotes. I have also created a blog. The site of the blog is http://sportsquotation.blogspot.com/

I have always loved how quotes can both inspire and make people laugh. My blog is dedicated to look at sports quotes from a different angle (ie.---Greatest Sports Quotes about Cats, Greatest Sports Quotes about Cookies, Greatest Bruce Willis Sports Quotes, etc.). It also provides me with an opportunity to vent which is important for us pseudo Type A (I'm more like a B-Plus) personalities.

Feel free to contact me any time and I hope you have an opportunity to read some of the books. The feedback I have gotten over the years is overwhelmingly positive. Of course, even though they are not my words, I do take fulll credit.
Thank you, Glenn

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Short and Mildly Humorous, November 28, 2003

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This review is from: Tennis Shorts (Hardcover)

This is a very quick read made up mainly of one-liners. Some of the lines are hilarious. Some are mildly humorous at best. At some are just repetitive after being repeated in previous chapters. Having read the book would I buy it again? No. But I did enjoy some parts. Regardless, it's such a short read that it is not a significant commitment of time.

5.0 out of 5 stars Laughter Across the Net, January 3, 2002

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glenn liebman (Albany, N.Y.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tennis Shorts (Hardcover)

I loved this book. Only tennis book I know of that I laughed at from beginning to end. It's all here-the quotes of McEnroe, The Williams Sisters, Anna Kournikova and so many more. I highly recommend this as a gift book. Of course I'm biased, I am the author. If you would like more information about this book or any of my other books, you can go on to glennliebman.com. Thank you.