The Margaret Smith Story
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Before Steffi Graf, before Martina Navratilova, there was Margaret Smith — the relentless, iron-willed Australian who redefined what women's tennis could be. The Margaret Smith Story, as told to Don Lawrence, chronicles the remarkable rise of one of sport's most dominant champions, from her humble beginnings in Albury, New South Wales, to the pinnacle of world tennis, where she would claim an extraordinary 24 Grand Slam singles titles and become the first — and still only — woman to achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam in both singles and doubles. Written with candour and quiet authority, this autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a champion driven by an almost ferocious competitive instinct, pulling back the curtain on the gruelling discipline, personal sacrifices, and sheer athletic brilliance that underpinned a career unmatched in the history of the sport. Margaret Court (née Smith) stands as a colossus in tennis history, and this account — narrated in her own voice — offers readers a rare and compelling window into the mindset of a true sporting legend, leaving one to wonder: could any player today withstand the demands she placed upon herself?
Author: Margaret Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Stanley Paul, London
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Before Steffi Graf, before Martina Navratilova, there was Margaret Smith — the relentless, iron-willed Australian who redefined what women's tennis could be. The Margaret Smith Story, as told to Don Lawrence, chronicles the remarkable rise of one of sport's most dominant champions, from her humble beginnings in Albury, New South Wales, to the pinnacle of world tennis, where she would claim an extraordinary 24 Grand Slam singles titles and become the first — and still only — woman to achieve a calendar-year Grand Slam in both singles and doubles. Written with candour and quiet authority, this autobiography presents an intimate portrait of a champion driven by an almost ferocious competitive instinct, pulling back the curtain on the gruelling discipline, personal sacrifices, and sheer athletic brilliance that underpinned a career unmatched in the history of the sport. Margaret Court (née Smith) stands as a colossus in tennis history, and this account — narrated in her own voice — offers readers a rare and compelling window into the mindset of a true sporting legend, leaving one to wonder: could any player today withstand the demands she placed upon herself?