{"product_id":"book-awlv","title":"A Champion's Mind","description":"Pete Sampras is arguably the greatest tennis player ever, a man whose hard-nosed  work ethic led to an unprecedented number one world ranking for 286 weeks, and whose  prodigious talent made possible a record-setting fourteen Grand Slam titles. While  his more vocal rivals sometimes grabbed the headlines, Pete always preferred to let  his racket do the talking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Champion’s Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, the tennis great who  so often exhibited visible discomfort with letting people “inside his head” finally  opens up. An athletic prodigy, Pete resolved from his earliest playing days never  to let anything get in the way of his love for the game. But while this single-minded  determination led to tennis domination, success didn’t come without a price. The  constant pressure of competing on the world’s biggest stage—in the unblinking eye  of a media machine hungry for more than mere athletic greatness—took its toll. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here for the first time Pete speaks freely about what it was like to possess what  he calls “the Gift.” He writes about the personal trials he faced—including the death  of a longtime coach and confidant—and the struggles he gutted his way through while  being seemingly on top of the world. Among the book’s most riveting scenes are an  early devastating loss to Stefan Edberg that led Pete to make a monastic commitment  to delivering on his natural talent; a grueling, four-hour-plus match against Alex  Corretja during which Pete became seriously ill; fierce on-court battles with rival  and friend Andre Agassi; and the triumphant last match of Pete’s career at the finals  of the 2002 U.S. Open.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Champion’s Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most revered, successful,  and intensely private players in the history of tennis offers an intimate look at  the life of an elite athlete.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49340742304048,"sku":"BDawlv","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/159739-awlv-Square.jpg?v=1734048055","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-awlv","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}