Tennis and philosophy what the racket is all about /
Tennis and philosophy what the racket is all about /
edited by David Baggett.
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, (c)2010.
- 1 online resource (294 pages).
- The philosophy of popular culture .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Federer as religious experience / Why Roger Federer is the best: or is it McEnroe? / Why are all tennis films bad? / Excuses, excuses: inside the mind of a complainer / Authoritarian tennis parents: are their children really any worse off? / "You cannot be serious!" The ethics of rage in tennis / Love-love: a fresh start at finding value and virtue in tennis / A court conversation / Stabbing Seles: fans and fair play / The "Kournikova phenomenon" / Losing beautifully / Arthur Ashe: philosopher in motion / The ridiculous meets the radical in the battle of the sexes / Friendship, rivalry, and excellence / David Foster Wallace -- David Baggett -- Mark R. Huston -- Kevin Kinghorn -- Kevin Kinghorn -- David Detmer -- Tommy Valentini -- Robert R. Clewis -- Mark W. Foreman -- Helen Ditouras -- Mark R. Huston -- Jeanine Weekes Schroer -- Maureen Linker -- David Baggett and Neil Delaney Jr.
9780813150215
Tennis.
Tennis--Philosophy.
Electronic Books.
GV995 / .T466 2010
Includes bibliographies and index.
Federer as religious experience / Why Roger Federer is the best: or is it McEnroe? / Why are all tennis films bad? / Excuses, excuses: inside the mind of a complainer / Authoritarian tennis parents: are their children really any worse off? / "You cannot be serious!" The ethics of rage in tennis / Love-love: a fresh start at finding value and virtue in tennis / A court conversation / Stabbing Seles: fans and fair play / The "Kournikova phenomenon" / Losing beautifully / Arthur Ashe: philosopher in motion / The ridiculous meets the radical in the battle of the sexes / Friendship, rivalry, and excellence / David Foster Wallace -- David Baggett -- Mark R. Huston -- Kevin Kinghorn -- Kevin Kinghorn -- David Detmer -- Tommy Valentini -- Robert R. Clewis -- Mark W. Foreman -- Helen Ditouras -- Mark R. Huston -- Jeanine Weekes Schroer -- Maureen Linker -- David Baggett and Neil Delaney Jr.
9780813150215
Tennis.
Tennis--Philosophy.
Electronic Books.
GV995 / .T466 2010