球拍：与网球黄金一代以及其他 99% 的人一起巡演 The Racket : On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation – and the other 99%
基本信息
Format:Paperback / softback 272 pages
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Sandycove
ISBN:9781844886418
Published:6 Jun 2024
Weight:350g
Dimensions:234 x 153 (mm)
页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准
书籍简介
康纳·尼兰德 16 岁时，有机会在尼克·波利泰里有名的网球学院与塞雷娜·威廉姆斯一起打球。爱尔兰青少年头号选手康纳有点想家了。同样 16 岁的塞雷娜已经在学院旁边拥有了自己的房子。
康纳·尼兰德知道罗杰·费德勒走进更衣室时的感受（“你好，你好，你好！”），他也曾在世界大网球场上与诺瓦克·德约科维奇对决，当时他还患有食物中毒，那次经历极其糟糕。但他从未登上过高峰。
《The Racket》讲述的是职业网球界 99% 的人的故事：这些球员在全球各地游走，希望提升排名并闯入大满贯赛事。它把我们带入了一个世界，几十名超级富豪球员——与教练和理疗师一起旅行——与收入勉强支付开支的孤独的巡回赛职业选手同台竞技。 《球拍》生动地描绘了巡回赛中的社会动态、比赛的经济状况以及赌博和兴奋剂所投下的阴影，是一本诙谐而富有启发性的失败者回忆录，以独特的视角展现了一个令人着迷的隐秘世界。
When Conor Niland was 16, he got the chance to hit with Serena Williams at Nick Bollettieri's famed tennis academy. Conor, the Irish junior number one, was feeling a bit homesick. Serena, also 16, already owned her own house beside the academy.
Conor Niland knows what it's like when Roger Federer walks into the dressing room ('Ciao, bonjour, hello!'), and he has had the exquisitely terrible experience of facing Novak Djokovic in the world's biggest tennis stadium - while suffering from food poisoning. But he never reached the very top.
The Racket is the story of pro tennis's 99%: the players who roam the globe in hope of climbing the rankings and squeaking into the Grand Slam tournaments. It brings us into a world where a few dozen super-rich players - travelling with coaches and physios - share a stage with lonely touring pros whose earnings barely cover their expenses. Painting a vivid picture of the social dynamics on tour, the economics of the game, and the shadows cast by gambling and doping, The Racket is a witty and revealing underdog's memoir and a unique look inside a fascinating hidden world.
作者简介
康纳·尼兰德在利默里克长大，在青年时期和整个成年职业生涯中都是爱尔兰排名前列的网球选手。作为一名青年球员，他击败了罗杰·费德勒——他仍然保留着教练对这场比赛的记录。他的职业生涯在 2011 年达到高峰，当时他进入了温布尔登网球公开赛和美国网球公开赛的正赛。他和妻子及两个孩子住在都柏林。
Conor Niland grew up in Limerick, and was Ireland's top-ranked tennis player for much of his youth and all of his adult career. As a youth player he beat Roger Federer - and he still has his coach's notes on the match. His career peaked in 2011, when he reached the main draw of both Wimbledon and the US Open. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two children.
