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A review by tomperignon
The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
5.0
4.5 out of 5.
I mean it's Roger Federer. that's worth 4 stars as it is. All in all I really enjoyed reading this - even though I have a tough time reading biographies of those who are still "active" (whether still alive or still playing their sport) because it's almost like the story isn't really finished.
My biggest takeaway from this biography is that it's not the story of how great Roger Federer is, but of the people who made Roger Federer great. It was interesting to look behind the veil of the team pulling the strings to get Roger where he landed - at the top of the tennis mountain.
Very well researched and formatted - an avid RF fan might find this book to be mostly common knowledge but there are enough tidbits to make everyone engage with the material. I did find the chapters sometimes became "in the round" in that they kept circling back to previous material already mentioned. Almost as if each chapter was in and of itself it's own little story.
All together one of the better bio's I've read.
I mean it's Roger Federer. that's worth 4 stars as it is. All in all I really enjoyed reading this - even though I have a tough time reading biographies of those who are still "active" (whether still alive or still playing their sport) because it's almost like the story isn't really finished.
My biggest takeaway from this biography is that it's not the story of how great Roger Federer is, but of the people who made Roger Federer great. It was interesting to look behind the veil of the team pulling the strings to get Roger where he landed - at the top of the tennis mountain.
Very well researched and formatted - an avid RF fan might find this book to be mostly common knowledge but there are enough tidbits to make everyone engage with the material. I did find the chapters sometimes became "in the round" in that they kept circling back to previous material already mentioned. Almost as if each chapter was in and of itself it's own little story.
All together one of the better bio's I've read.