{"product_id":"the-outsider-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Outsider: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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 could tear the cover off a tennis ball, just as he tore the cover of country-club gentility off his sport. A renegade from the wrong side of the St. Louis tracks, Connors broke the rules with a radically aggressive style of play and bad boy antics that turned his matches into entertaining prizefights. In 1974 alone, he won 95 out of 99 matches, all of them while wearing the same white shorts he washed in the sink of his hotel bathrooms. In \u003cem\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/em\u003e, Connors tells the complete, uncensored story of his life and career, setting the record straight about his formidable mother, Gloria; his very public romances; and his famous opponents. Connors reveals how his issues with obsessive-compulsive disorder, dyslexia, gambling, and women at various times threatened to derail his 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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.99 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915286507836,"sku":"9780061285257","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/czhxbGV1OUJ1aU9iYUxmY0hPcTRnUT09.webp?v=1774361286","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/the-outsider-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}