- Published: 4 June 2015
- ISBN: 9781448190867
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
Federer and Me
A Story of Obsession
- Published: 4 June 2015
- ISBN: 9781448190867
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 304
It’s a dry comic look at devotion to sport
Forever Sports
Compelling. Its excellent chapters on the technical changes in the game, the rivalry with Nadal and the relationship between sport and beauty are well worth the admission money
Simon Barnes, Newsweek
Thought-provoking, instructive and highly readable. Positively gripping
Simon O’Hagan, Independent
Skidelsky is excellent at deconstructing the appeal of Federer … This is the kind of book that sports fans will read over the summer, sitting in their gardens or in the stands of the All England Club, with a bowl of strawberries near at hand. It is gentle and wise, discursive but pointed
Matthew Syed, The Times
With clarity he illuminates the champion’s striking position as both a preserver and innovator of the sport
Laurence Scott, Financial Times
Skidelsky also knows that Federer’s tennis is more than just Federer’s tennis; but for him it is not a metaphor, rather something which has been absorbed into the texture and meaning of his own life
Julian Barnes, Guardian
A splendid deconstruction of Federer’s technique
Ed Smith, Sunday Times
Brave… Engaging… Ultimately poignant
Edmund Gordon, Spectator
Examines the evolution of modern tennis, the role of beauty in sport and the psychology of fandom
National
Hilarious... Thought-provoking
Matt Williams, BBC Radio 2 Simon Mayo Drivetime
This is tennis’s answer to Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch… The book is particularly strong on Federer’s place in tennis history
Simon Kuper, Financial Times
Very enjoyable biography-cum-autobiography...this is a good book. Skidelsky has a feel for words, for the length of sentences and for tennis. The "sporty one" has finally proved himself
Simon Kuper, New Statesman
Thought-provoking and beautifully written, Federer and Me is a frank, funny and touching account of one fan’s life
Miss Dinky
Hooked: from opening lob to final shot
Kevin Mitchell, Observer
Skidelsky explores the evolution of modern tennis, the role of beauty in sport and the psychology of fandom, weaving his own past into the story
Gransnet