{"product_id":"the-outsider-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Outsider: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJimmy Connors\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public's adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just the story of a tennis champion, \u003cem\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e playmate Patti McGuire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In \u003cem\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis autobiography includes original color photographs from the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJimmy Connors is a working-man's hero, a people's champion who tore the cover off the country-club gentility of his sport. A renegade from the wrong side of the tracks, he broke the rules with a radically aggressive style of play and bad-boy antics. Yet his enduring dedication to his craft kept him among the top ten best players in the world for sixteen years straight--five of those years at number one. Presiding over an era that saw tennis attract a new breed of passionate fans, from cops to tycoons, Connors transformed the game forever with his two-handed backhand, his two-fisted lifestyle, and his epic rivalries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complete, uncensored story of his life and career, \u003cem\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e is a grand slam of a memoir written by a man once again at the top of his game--as feisty, unvarnished, and defiant as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724756848703,"sku":"9780061243004","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7f2ba0c742e688044f02e635201a0fc0.webp?v=1765103811","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-outsider-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}