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kkirkhoff's review against another edition
3.0
I love tennis and I like James Blake. He seems like a nice guy and I especially loved him putting Pam Shriver in her place for her court-side yakking during Wimbledon in 2010.
This was an interesting book, but most all of it was about his broken neck, Shingles, and his Dad dying. In fairness, the book is called How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, so I guess the content matches the title.
I was expecting more of a “my life in tennis” as opposed to a “Here’s why it took a while for me to get into the top 10”.
I think this would be a great book for those who were huge fans of Blake. A casual tennis fan might get a bit bored.
This was an interesting book, but most all of it was about his broken neck, Shingles, and his Dad dying. In fairness, the book is called How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, so I guess the content matches the title.
I was expecting more of a “my life in tennis” as opposed to a “Here’s why it took a while for me to get into the top 10”.
I think this would be a great book for those who were huge fans of Blake. A casual tennis fan might get a bit bored.
pinkalpaca's review against another edition
3.0
Inspiring, but quite repetitive in the 2nd half with a rushed ending.
wlotus's review
5.0
I don't closely follow tennis, but I was very impressed with James Blake's accomplishments after reading his memoir. I borrowed it from the library on a whim and ended up being inspired by the way he worked on himself, both on and off the court. He talks about his weaknesses as a player and as a person and what he did/does to improve. I could relate to some of his personal weaknesses and have adopted his "getting better" outlook on life. It turned out to be one of my better reads this year.
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