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Calling the Shots

by Sue Barker
Sue Barker
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Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barker's coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protégé to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her she'd have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and she's Britain's No 1.
The same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV.
And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own.
Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers, gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure.
This is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots.
© Sue Barker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Publisher: Ebury Publishing Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781529192032
  • File size: 251733 KB
  • Release date: September 29, 2022
  • Duration: 08:44:26

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781529192032
  • File size: 251764 KB
  • Release date: September 29, 2022
  • Duration: 08:47:22
  • Number of parts: 8

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Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Nonfiction

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English

Brought to you by Penguin.
Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barker's coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protégé to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her she'd have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and she's Britain's No 1.
The same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV.
And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own.
Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers, gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure.
This is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots.
© Sue Barker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreations Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ebury Publishing
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529192032
    File size: 251733 KB
    Release date: September 29, 2022
    Duration: 08:44:26

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781529192032
    File size: 251764 KB
    Release date: September 29, 2022
    Duration: 08:47:22
    Number of parts: 8

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English