Born into a family fallen from significant landownership into poverty, Mansour Bahrami did not have the start in life which might ease someone into a career in professional tennis. I even managed to lift that legendary trophy, at the French Open…” ** Despite the setbacks, I achieved my dream: to become a professional tennis player who could compete with the best – Borg, McEnroe, Connors and the rest. “I fled the mullahs of Iran only to find myself stateless and homeless in Paris. Well, I admit I slightly misjudged Bahrami’s attitude to tennis: he is far more serious and committed than I had presumed, an indication of which might be gleaned from the first words in his autobiography: Something you could say of many people out there who partake in some physical activity or other, granted, but not many of those people would at any point find themselves playing against Pat Cash in a Grand Slam.
His interaction with his teammate, opponents, umpires and crowd spoke of someone who was just there to have a good time. Just go and have a wander around on YouTube and you will see what I mean. Quite simply, the fun manner in which he played. Hardly the sort of game to spark an interest in a player, so why did I specifically go out / stay on the sofa and browse Amazon for anything on this hitherto unknown tennis player from Iran? * What does a 24-year-old footballer, who has been playing professionally for a shorter time than most teenagers have been in school, really know of his profession and his life? Yes, he has accomplished a lot, but most people would feel a bit short-changed if they picked up a full-length novel only to find it stopped after a brief prologue and three chapters.Īll that said, I did feel compelled to buy the life story of Mansour Bahrami after merely watching him play a Doubles match at Wimbledon. Even for the memoirs of retired athletes I hold some reservations only in one’s final years can anyone even start to be view themselves in context with the world around them.
What does a 24-year-old footballer, who has been playing professionally for a shorter time than most teenagers have been in school, really know of his profession and hi Now, on a point of principle I tend to avoid sportsmen’s biographies whenever possible, particularly if the person in question still happens to be playing. Now, on a point of principle I tend to avoid sportsmen’s biographies whenever possible, particularly if the person in question still happens to be playing. Just which it had been more entertaining, just a little heavy for me.more I know one match changed his life and his career as the highest paid exibition match player with many top players wanted to play against and with him now. The story was told, but lacked the excitement, the fun, the training, how he gained the natural talent for his success now. Maybe he could have been a top player singles and doubles, he was a natural gifted talent, but much of his time fighting the organisations, also a lot of time enjoying the life off the courts including all the gambling, the girls, the parties, the card games. Please don't get me wrong I love watching Mansour, a magician, a great entertainer, a talented tennis player, who makes silly shots look so good, it takes a lot of practise to be that clever.īut as an author maybe not quite so good, yes he explains the difficulties growing up in Iran, the wars, the battles off the court as well as on the court, becoming an French citizen. Maybe he could have been a top pl Well in all honesty I thought this book would have been a lot more comedy, some great humour.
But as an author maybe not quite so good, yes he explains the difficulties growing up in Iran, the wars, the battles off the court as well as on the court, becoming an French citizen. Please don't get me wrong I love watching Mansour, a magician, a great entertainer, a talented tennis player, who makes silly shots look so good, it takes a lot of practise to be that clever. Well in all honesty I thought this book would have been a lot more comedy, some great humour.
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