Knowing the Score
My Family and Our Tennis Story
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Knowing the Score
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Narrated by:
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Judy Murray
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Judy Murray
About this listen
'It was the day I put the tennis balls into the tumble dryer that I realised I thought about tennis a little bit differently.'
What happens when you find you have exceptional children? Do you panic? Put your head in the sand? Or risk everything and jump in headfirst?
As mother to tennis champions Jamie and Andy Murray, Scottish national coach, coach of the Fed Cup and general all-round can-do woman of wonder, Judy Murray is the ultimate role model for believing in yourself and reaching out to ambition. As a parent, coach and leader, she is an inspiration who has revolutionised British tennis. From the soggy community courts of Dunblane to the white heat of Centre Court at Wimbledon, Judy Murray's extraordinary memoir charts the challenges she has faced, from desperate finances and growing pains to entrenched sexism.
We all need a story of 'yes we can' to make us believe great things are possible. This is that story.
©2017 Judy Murray (P)2017 Random House AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
Absolutely brilliant storytelling
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A lovely and insightful story
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Would you consider the audio edition of Knowing the Score to be better than the print version?
Yes I enjoyed hearing it read by the author, knowing it was her own words.What did you like best about this story?
I love a good autobiography, and I've followed Andy and Jamie's progress from the beginning ... so I was hoping this would be good - and maybe even answer my long-time question: what is the secret of Judy Murray's Midas touch with tennis players (and not just her own sons) ...?And - tick tick tick! I was engrossed all the way through, Judy tells a good story, and there's lots of great background info and anecdotes along the way. And I did feel I got an insight into why her approach seems to be so successful.
One thing I hadn't appreciated before, was how male-dominated the coaching scene was as she began her career, but having eventually blasted her way through, she was able to use her understanding of girls/women's psychology - and what other sports often attract them eg with music, teamwork etc - to coach them in a different way from the way they'd been coached by male coaches. Eg. she says the top female UK players weren't even speaking to each other at the time she took over coaching the Federation Cup - because they'd only had male coaches up till then and in "male world" your rivals are your rivals - but she got them working together and feeling like a supportive "team" ... without that being a big feminist statement, just tapping into what works for different people.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, and will listen all the way through again sometime I'm sure.
Particularly enjoyed the bit where Andy's just won Wimbledon and they're on their way to the big dinner, and she sees his chauffeured car in front go off on a strange diversion ... which turns out to be to a Drive-Thru McDonalds, where the servers are not surprisingly "freaking out" with excitement when they see it's Andy Murray in the back of the car! Just one example of a fun bit in a great book :) Thanks Judy!
Any additional comments?
Particularly recommended for any amateur sports coaches - I think they'd get a lot of inspiration from it.Thoroughly enjoyable and insightful book
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What a woman!
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What a story!
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