Darren Cahill
Aussie living abroad and working in tennis. ESPN tennis analyst. AFL & NFL tragic. PAFC ambassador.
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Recommended by Darren Cahill
“@JordanChris @brizfagan @AndreAgassi @KeithConlon @adeLOLpodcast hope you enjoy Andre’s book. Ghosted by JR Moehringer who has written a few others that are great reads (The Tender Bar, Sutton & Shoe Dog) Another great tennis book is “A Handful of Summers”. Stories and journey through the 60’s on the tennis tour.” (from X)
Gordon Forbes, Peter Ustinov(you?)
Gordon Forbes, Peter Ustinov(you?)
The hilarious, classic memoir of the international tennis circuit."A Handful of Summers" is a delightfully uninhibited insider's account of tennis on the international circuit in the fifties and sixties -- both on and off court -- in the glory days of Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Virginia Wade.Forbes begins with his childhood on a farm in South Africa, where he learned to play tennis on a gravel court. His game takes him to Europe, as a South African Davis Cup player, and finally to Wimbledon. Along the way he cavorts with extraordinary characters among the world-class players, including a young Billy Jean King and Rod Laver -- and their tales, and his, shine throughout this irresistibly witty memoir. A cult classic among tennis aficionados when it was first published in the United States, it is a current bestseller in South Africa.